Fasciola hepatica

Introduction: Fasciola hepatica

Description of Fasciola hepatica

Fasciola hepatica (medical condition): A rare parastitic infectious disease caused by liver fluke Fasciola hepatica which can cause blockage of the bile ducts in the liver.

See also:

Fascioliasis:
  »Introduction: Fascioliasis
  »Symptoms of Fascioliasis
  »Tests for Fascioliasis
  »Treatments for Fascioliasis

Fasciola hepatica: the common liver fluke inhabiting the bile ducts of sheep and cattle; the intermediate hosts are aquatic snails, Lymnaea or related genera; after the cercariae escape, they become encysted on water plants by which they gain access to the intestinal canal; rarely, this fluke is reported from humans, in whom it may cause considerable biliary damage.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Fasciola hepatica: Liver disease caused by infections with parasitic flukes of the genus FASCIOLA, such as FASCIOLA HEPATICA.
Source: Diseases Database

Fasciola hepatica: A species of helminth commonly called the sheep liver fluke. It occurs in the biliary passages, liver, and gallbladder during various stages of development. Snails and aquatic vegetation are the intermediate hosts. Occasionally seen in man, it is most common in sheep and cattle.
Source: MeSH 2007

Fasciola hepatica as a Disease

Fasciola hepatica: Another name for Fascioliasis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Fascioliasis
  »Symptoms of Fascioliasis
  »Treatments for Fascioliasis

Fasciola hepatica: Related Diseases

Fasciola hepatica: Fasciola hepatica is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Biliary disorder
• Gall bladder conditions
• Liver conditions
• Zoonotic Diseases

Symptoms of Fasciola hepatica (Fascioliasis)

Some of the symptoms of Fasciola hepatica incude:

• Fever
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Appetite loss
• Indigestion

See full list of 20 symptoms of Fasciola hepatica (Fascioliasis)

Treatments for Fasciola hepatica (Fascioliasis)

Treatments for Fasciola hepatica (Fascioliasis) include:

• Chloroquine
• Bithionol
• Emetine

Read more about treatments for Fasciola hepatica

Treatment of Fasciola hepatica: For more treatment information about Fasciola hepatica, see treatment of Fascioliasis (Fasciola hepatica)

Terms associated with Fasciola hepatica:

Terms Similar to Fasciola hepatica:

• Fasciola hepaticum
• Fascioliasis
• Sheep liver fluke infection

Source: Diseases Database

• Liver Fluke

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Fasciola hepatica

• Fasciola

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Fasciola hepatica

• Trematoda

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Fasciola hepatica

The following list attempts to classify Fasciola hepatica into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Animals
  • Invertebrates
    • Helminths
      • Platyhelminths
        • Trematoda
          • Fasciolidae
            • Fasciola
              • Fasciola hepatica

External links related to: Fasciola hepatica

• DPDx - Fascioliasis
• Fasciola hepatica (sheel liver fluke)
• eMedicine - Fascioliasis : Article by Robert W Tolan, Jr, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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