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Juvenile flukes penetrate the Glisson's capsule of the liver and continue migrating in the liver tissue. Rarely juvenile flukes penetrate other organs, such as lungs or kidneys. In these organs, however, flukes do not survive and not attain maturity. In the liver, flukes migrate within the parenchyma to search another fluke.
Fasciola hepatica, also known as the common liver fluke or sheep liver fluke, is a parasitic trematode (fluke or flatworm, a type of helminth) of the class Trematoda, phylum Platyhelminthes. It infects the livers of various mammals , including humans, and is transmitted by sheep and cattle to humans all over the world.
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 ] Fasciolosis of humans produces clinical symptoms such as fever, nausea, swollen liver, extreme abdominal pain, jaundice and anemia.
After the penetration of the intestine, flukes migrate within the abdominal cavity and penetrate the liver or other organs. F. hepatica has a strong predilection for the tissues of the liver. [17] Occasionally, ectopic locations of flukes such as the lungs, diaphragm, intestinal wall, kidneys, and subcutaneous tissue can occur.
Fasciola, commonly known as the liver fluke, is a genus of parasitic trematodes. There are three species within the genus Fasciola : Fasciola nyanzae, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica . Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are known to form hybrids .
Eurytrema - Pancreatic fluke, disease cattle, sheep, and pigs. Intestinal fluke - Nanophyetus salmincola, Alaria alata, Alaria canis, Heterobilharzia americana; Paragonimus - Lung flukes in dogs and cats. Paramphistome - AKA Amphistomes, Rumen flukes, Conical flukes. Disease in ruminants. Schistosomiasis - Disease in horses and ruminants
Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a parasite which is part of the Trematoda family. The fluke lives inside a cow's liver after they have hatched in water or swampy areas and grown. [11] Liver fluke cause a variety of diseases and health issues due to their migration from the liver causing blood loss and liver failure.
Paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke genus, Paragonimus. It primarily affects humans (and other mammals) that consume raw or undercooked freshwater crabs, crayfish or snails infected with the parasite. [22] The transmission of paragonimiasis occurs through the ingestion of metacercariae, the infective form of the ...