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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Platyhelminths > Trematoda > Troglotrematidae > Paragonimus

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Paragonimus  

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  • infection = PARAGONIMIASIS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (for example, ANTIGENS, HELMINTH) if pertinent

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  • A genus of lung flukes of the family Troglotrematidae infecting humans and animals. This genus consists of several species one of which is PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI, a common lung fluke in humans.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010238

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