Flukes in the Americas. Are foodborne trematodiases prevalent in the Western Hemisphere?

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#01182d">Overview of Module: </span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:">1) Content. </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:">Students learn about the etiologies and epidemiology of one category of neglected tropical diseases, foodborne trematodiases. The module covers the ecology, biology, and clinical aspects of diseases caused by lung, liver, and intestinal flukes in the Americas. The module also describes research gaps on this topic.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:">2) Activities.</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:"> Students will apply their knowledge of this topic through six Exercises, with each exercise focusing on cases in which they are provided with images, background information about the patient presenting symptoms, or literature on the topic, and then tasked with formulating follow-up questions for the patient and making a diagnosis.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:">3) Impact.</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:"> This module demonstrates how to integrate and synthesize core ecological concepts about parasitology with ecological practices, including analyzing epidemiological data and the role of human-environment interactions in the spread of disease, along with cross-cutting themes about structure and function and spatial and temporal aspects of disease ecology. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <h3> </h3> <h3><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="vertical-align:top"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#434343"><span style="font-weight:normal"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:">Learning Objectives: </span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Characterize trematodes as non-segmented flatworms with complex life cycles.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Understand the burden of foodborne trematodiases and their life cycle.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Comprehend the transmission dynamics of lung, liver, and intestinal flukes. </span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Identify effectively infections caused by trematodes and the importance of considering their existence worldwide. </span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:">Translation: </span></span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:"><span style="font-weight:normal">A version in Spanish will be available soon.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:">Support was provided by:</span></span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span aptos="" style="font-family:"> A grant from the United States National Science Foundation (DBI-RCN-UBE 2120141).</span></span></span></span></span></p>