Canadian medical association journal cmaj 16,263 views 0. Fascioliasis, revision clinicoepidemiologica y diagnostico. At his first visit to the hospital, a gallbladder stone was suspected. A related parasite, fasciola gigantica, also can infect people. Pdf fasciola hepatica en bovinos del valle interandino. The trematodes fasciola hepatica also known as the common liver fluke or the sheep liver fluke and fasciola gigantica are large liver flukes f. Fasciola hepatica, ciclo vital parasitario, potencial biotico.
A fasciola hepatica linne, 1758 e classificada entre os platyhelmintes, e esta dentro da classe trematoda. Fascioliasis is a parasitic infection typically caused by fasciola hepatica, which is also known as the common liver fluke or the sheep liver fluke. The disease is a plantborne trematode zoonosis, and is classified as a neglected tropical disease ntd. Fasciola hepatica simple english wikipedia, the free. Phylum plathelminthes clase trematoda subclase digenea familia fasciolidae genero fasciola especie fasciola hepatica. It is a parasitic trematode fluke or flatworm in the phylum platyhelminthes it infects the livers of various mammals, including humans. Nausea, fever, right hypochondrium pain, hepatomegali, and hypereosinophilia with or without urticaria are seen in the acute phase. The disease progresses through four distinct phases. We report an 87yearold korean male patient with postprandial abdominal pain and discomfort due to f. It affects humans, but its main host is ruminants such as cattle and sheep. Fasciola, lymnaeids and human fascioliasis, with a global overview on disease transmission, epidemiology, evolutionary genetics, molecular epidemiology and control. A fasciola hepatica tem alta frequencia no rio grande do sul, especialmente no sul e sudeste do estado, onde a fasciolose e endemica. Fasciolosis is a parasitic worm infection caused by the common liver fluke fasciola hepatica as well as by fasciola gigantica.
The disease caused by the fluke is called fasciolosis or fascioliasis, which is a type of helminthiasis and has been classified as a neglected. Fascioliasis is found in all continents except antarctica, in over 70 countries, especially where there are sheep or cattle. Infeccion por fasciola hepatica en bovinos adultos. Fasciola hepatica y distomatosis hepatica bovina en venezuela. Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by fasciola hepatica or fasciola gigantica. A flat, leafshaped, brown worm fasciola hepatica emerging from the common bile duct duration. It has been classified as a neglected tropical disease. The disease caused by the fluke is called fascioliasis. 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. Oct 05, 20 a flat, leafshaped, brown worm fasciola hepatica emerging from the common bile duct duration.
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