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Fasciolopsiasis results from an infection by the trematode Fasciolopsis buski, [1] the largest intestinal fluke of humans, growing up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long.
Fasciolopsis buski is the cause of the pathological condition fasciolopsiasis. [3] In London, George Busk first described Fasciolopsis buski in 1843 after finding it in the duodenum of a sailor. After years of careful study and self experimentation, in 1925, Claude Heman Barlow determined its life cycle in humans. [4] [5] [6]
The transmission of fasciolopsiasis occurs through the ingestion of freshwater plants contaminated with metacercariae, the infective form of Fasciolopsis buski. Once inside the human body, the metacercariae migrate to the small intestine, where they develop into adult flukes. The adult flukes can cause inflammation and damage to the intestinal ...
Fasciolosis is a parasitic worm infection caused by the common liver fluke Fasciola hepatica as well as by Fasciola gigantica.The disease is a plant-borne trematode zoonosis, [3] and is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD).
Fasciolidae is a family of trematodes and includes several parasites involved in the veterinary and medical sciences, which cause the disease Fasciolosis.Fasciolidae is divided into five genera by Olson et al. 2003.
Liver fluke infections cause serious medical and veterinary diseases. Fasciolosis of sheep, goats and cattle, is the major cause of economic losses in dairy and meat industry. [5]
Fasciolopsiasis is an ailment resulting from infection by the trematode Fasciolopsis buski, an intestinal fluke of humans, endemic in China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India; this fluke can be transmitted via the surfaces of these and other water plants. [citation needed]
Whole blood with microfilaria worm, giemsa stain. L. loa worms have a simple structure consisting of a head (which lacks lips), a body, and a blunt tail. The outer body of the worm is composed of a cuticle with three main layers made up of collagen and other compounds which aid in protecting the nematodes while they are inside the digestive system of their host.