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Symposier - Doctors diagnose rare lung worm infection

Uploaded and Shared in Youtube by: wustlpa Physicians at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have diagnosed a rare parasitic infection in six people who had consumed raw crayfish from streams and rivers in Missouri. Paragonimiasis causes fever, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath and extreme fatigue. The infection is generally not fatal, and it is easily treated if properly diagnosed. But the illness is so unusual that most doctors are not aware of it.

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Tags: Angina, Infection, Fever, Pain, Lung, Cough, Physician, Doctor