TROPICAL DESEASE 12

3.2 PREVENTION
1. Use of safe water, ponds may be contaminated
2. All domestic dogs be de-wormed

3.3 CLINICAL FEATURES
- The cysts in the liver and other organs (lungs muscles or bones)
can remain silent for long periods.
- Large cysts in the liver can cause a dull pain because of their
size.
- Infection and rupture can cause pain, bring on symptoms related
to these complcations.

3.4 DIAGNOSIS
* An X-ray may show a calcified cyst
* An intradermal skin test (Casoni's) to hydatid fluid is
positive in 70% of cases
* An indirect haemagglutination test is more dependable
* Ultrasound scan may demonstrate this cyst and its contents
in greater detail
· An ELISA test is helpful for mass screening of the population


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