Knowra Fascioliasis Fascioliasis Fascioliasis is a parasitic disease caused by liver flukes of the genus Fasciola. Infection usually follows ingestion of contaminated aquatic plants or water.
Fasciola hepatica : A liver fluke species that infects humans and other mammals, especially in temperate regions. This species causes many human infections and establishes the classic life cycle.
Triclabendazole : An antiparasitic medicine used to treat infections caused by Fasciola species. It is the principal drug treatment for fascioliasis, including immature flukes.
Acute fascioliasis : The early phase of Fasciola infection, when migrating immature flukes invade liver tissue. This stage can cause fever, abdominal pain, and liver inflammation before eggs appear in stool.
Clonorchiasis : A foodborne infection caused by the liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis. It also affects the biliary tract but is usually acquired from raw freshwater fish.
Fasciola gigantica : A large liver fluke species found mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. This species is another major cause of fascioliasis, especially in parts of Africa and Asia.
Fascioliasis prevention : Measures that reduce Fasciola infection by limiting exposure to contaminated plants, water, and livestock sources. Avoiding raw aquatic plants and unsafe water interrupts the usual route of human infection.
Chronic fascioliasis : The later phase of Fasciola infection, when adult flukes inhabit the bile ducts. Biliary irritation and obstruction characterize established infection.
Opisthorchiasis : A liver fluke infection caused by species of Opisthorchis, commonly acquired from raw or undercooked fish. Its fish-borne transmission contrasts with Fasciola’s usual association with aquatic plants.
Fasciola life cycle : The developmental sequence in which Fasciola eggs hatch, larvae infect snails, and cysts reach mammalian hosts. Following each host transition shows how contaminated plants transmit infection.
Watercress : An aquatic plant eaten as food, sometimes associated with transmission of Fasciola cysts. Raw watercress can carry infective cysts from contaminated freshwater.
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