Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes or trematodes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which …

Flukes are parasitic flatworms. There are many species of flukes. Different species tend to infect different parts of the body. The life cycle of flukes is complex. It typically involves snails that …

Fluke, any member of the invertebrate class Trematoda (phylum Platyhelminthes), a group of parasitic flatworms that probably evolved from free-living forms millions of years ago. There …

2022年3月23日 · Schistosomiasis is an infection caused by trematodes (flukes). These schistosomes (also called blood flukes) are parasitic flatworms that belong to the genus …

Flukes are parasitic flatworms that infect the blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, or liver. They are often categorized according to the principle organ system they invade: Clonorchis …

2024年7月24日 · Liver flukes are parasitic worms that can infect your liver, gallbladder and bile ducts. You can get them from eating uncooked or undercooked freshwater fish or watercress. …

2024年9月6日 · Liver flukes are parasites that can infect humans and cause liver and bile duct disease. There are two families of liver flukes that cause disease in humans: Opisthorchiidae …

Doctors diagnose intestinal fluke infections when they see eggs or sometimes adult flukes in a person's stool (feces). These fluke infections are treated with the medication praziquantel. See …

What are flukes and how do they live? Flukes are flatworms that have become modified for internal parasitism. They have much in common with the free-living planarians, including a …

The trematodes or flukes are multicellular flatworms. Different species range in length from less than 1 mm to several centimeters. The flukes of medical importance are all digenetic, …