Paragonimus westermani (Chinese lung fluke)

Images:

Adult Paragonimus kellicotti
http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/625tutorials/Paragon01.html
Eggs:
http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/625tutorials/Paragon02.html

Life cycle:

Phylogeny:
Subclass Digenea, Order Plagiorchiata

Preferred definitive host:
Carnivores (e.g. felids, canids, viverids, and mustelids), rodents, and pigs.

Reservoir hosts:
Humans

Vector/intermediate hosts:
1. Snail of Family Thieridae; 2. Crab-Eriocheir japonicus.

Geographical location:
Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Western Africa, South America

Organs affected:
Mainly the bronchioles of the lungs, but the worms may wander into the brain or mesentery.

Symptoms and clinical signs:
Victim suffers from breathing difficulties and chronic cough. Worm is often fatal due to penetration of the brain, spinal cord, or heart.

Treatment:
Bithionol, Praziquantel