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THE VARIED ROLES OF SNAILS - National Universities Commission

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(a) Small intestine<br />

– Fasciopsis buski<br />

– Heterophyes heterophyes<br />

– Metagonimus yokogawai<br />

– Watsonius watsoni<br />

(b) Large intestine<br />

– Gastrodiscoides hominis<br />

(iii) Respiratory tract<br />

– Paragonimus spp.<br />

In the snails the miracidia develop into sporocysts followed<br />

by two generations of rediae and later (3 months after) give<br />

rise to very short tailed cecariae (micro- cercous Xiphidio-<br />

cercariae). These emerge from the snail and swim in water<br />

and can survive for 24-48 hours. If they find freshwater<br />

crabs they enter.<br />

The crab species include Potamon, Sesarma, Eiocheir and<br />

Sudanonautes or freshwater crayfish – Astacus. They<br />

penetrate and encyst in the gills or muscles as<br />

metacercariae. The Freshwater crustaceans can probably<br />

become infected by ingesting unencysted cercariae in the<br />

water or even inside infested snail.<br />

The disease is insidious beginning with a non-specific<br />

cough that becomes chronic and is productive of blood<br />

tinged sputum known as endemic haemoptysis. Patients<br />

also experience pleural pain and dyspnoea. Depending<br />

upon secondary bacterial infection there may be<br />

pneumothorax and pleural adhesion. Lesions in the brain<br />

can lead to seizures.<br />

(e) Clonorchiasis<br />

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