MCQs in Tropical Medicine

Rob Skelly DTM+H FRCP

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A. duodenale and S. japonicum both gain entry via penetration of intact skin by immature forms.

V. parahaemolyticus is not uncommonly the causative organism in shellfish-associated gastroenteritis.

C. sinensis is the causative organism of oriental liver fluke disease.

P. westermani causes paragonimiasis (lung fluke).

Other infectious diseases associated with shellfish / raw fish include hepatitis A and gnathostomiasis.