What is "paragonimiasis"

n. A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly ''Paragonimus westermani'', in humans usually spread by ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfishes.

Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani. It infects an estimated 22 million people yearly worldwide. It is particularly common in East Asia. More than 30 species of trematodes (flukes) of the genus Paragonimus have been reported; among the more than 10 species reported to infect humans, the most common is P. westermani, the oriental lung fluke.