Echinostoma is a genus of trematode parasites, which can infect both humans and other animals. These intestinal flukes have a three-host life cycle with snails or aquatic organisms as intermediate hosts, and a variety of animals, including humans, as their definitive hosts. Echinostoma infect the gastrointestinal tract of humans, and can cause a d...
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A genus of intestinal flukes of the family echinostomatidae which consists of many species. They occur in man and other vertebrates. The intermediate hosts are frequently mollusks. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: e-kī-nō-stō′mă Definitions: 1. A genus of digenetic flukes (family Echinostomatidae) with characteristic oral spines; widely distributed and parasitic in a broad range of bird and mammal hosts; several species have been reported in humans from Southeast Asia.
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