What is Heterophyiasis?

What is Heterophyiasis?

• Heterophyiasis: Infection with a type of intestinal fluke (Heterophyes heterophyes). Infection usually occurs through eating raw or undercooked contaminated freshwater fish. The adult fluke attaches itself to the intestinal wall and causes ulcers which may be asymptomatic unless there is an extensive infestation.

Heterophyiasis: Introduction

Types of Heterophyiasis:

Broader types of Heterophyiasis:

• Parasitic diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Intestinal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Heterophyiasis?

Complications of Heterophyiasis: see complications of Heterophyiasis

What causes Heterophyiasis?

Causes of Heterophyiasis: see causes of Heterophyiasis

What are the symptoms of Heterophyiasis?

Symptoms of Heterophyiasis: see symptoms of Heterophyiasis

Complications of Heterophyiasis: see complications of Heterophyiasis

Heterophyiasis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Heterophyiasis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Heterophyiasis.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Heterophyiasis: Infectious Disease Specialist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Heterophyiasis.
Treatments for Heterophyiasis: see treatments for Heterophyiasis

Name and Aliases of Heterophyiasis

Main name of condition: Heterophyiasis

Heterophyes heterophyes Source - Diseases Database

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