INTRODUCTION Fasciolopsis Measuring largest buski lives in the small intestine of humans and pigs. up to 80 mm in length trematodes found in humans Geographic…
Slide 1Intestinal Flukes Causal Agent: The trematode Heterophyes heterophyes, a minute intestinal fluke. Adults (measuring 1.0 to 1.7 mm by 0.3 to 0.4 mm). In addition to…
Slide 1Journal 10/18 Explain why you should care about the invasive species of flatworm called bipalium? How would an invasion of this worm affect you personally? Get out…
Korean J Radiol 12(3), May/Jun 2011kjronline.org 269 INTRODUCTION The general term âflukeâ refers to flat fish, for example, rays in the sea or leeches in fresh-water.…
Slide 1 Cris Scott and Angel Knopick Slide 2 Liver rot and you! Until 1300 thought to be a leech From 1970 to 1995, about 300,000 cases were reported in 61 countries. 2.4…
Slide 1 âChinese liver flukeâ Clonorchis sinensis 1 Geographic distribution Endemic(native) areas are in Asia including Korea, China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. There have been…