CLONORCHIS SINENSIS

Course overview

CLONORCHIS SINENSIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE CHINESE LIVER FLUKE. THESE ARE MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN EASTERN ASIA BUT ARE ALSO COMMONLY FOUND IN RUSSIA. THESE LIVER FLUKES ARE COMMON PARASITES OF FISH-EATING MAMMALS. CATS AND DOGS OF ENDEMIC AREAS ARE THE MOST COMMON HOSTS BUT THE PARASITE CAN BE PASSED TO HUMANS WHO EAT INFECTED FISH. WHEN INFECTED, C. SINENSIS WILL LIVE WITHIN THE BILIARY SYSTEM OF HUMANS. THESE PARASITES, WHEN THEY CAUSE A LARGE PARASITE BURDEN IN HUMANS, CAN HAVE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS IF NOT FOUND AND TREATED EARLY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF LIVER FLUKES AND ADDRESSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.