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Bookmark or Share- Fluke | Parasitic Flatworms, Anatomy & Life Cycle | BritannicaFluke, 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 are more than 10,000 species of flukes. They occur worldwide and range in size from about 5 millimetres (0.2 inch)
- Trematoda - WikipediaTrematoda 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 asexual reproduction occurs, is usually a snail. The definitive host, where the flukes sexually reproduce, is a vertebrate. Infection by trematodes can ...
- Schistosomiasis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & TreatmentSchistosomiasis is an infection caused by trematodes (flukes). These schistosomes (also called blood flukes) are parasitic flatworms that belong to the genus Schistosoma. Parasites are creatures who live in or on another organism (host) and get their food from the host.
- Liver Fluke: Fascioliasis, Causes, Symptoms & TreatmentsLiver 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. Symptoms include fever, belly (abdominal) pain, nausea and vomiting.
- Fluke Infections of the Intestines - Infections - Merck ...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 also the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) information on fasciolopsiasis.
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