Organisms

Fasciola

A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family FASCIOLIDAE. Two species of this genus are F. hepatica and F. gigantica. The parasites are found in the liver and gallbladder and associated ducts in mammals and occasionally humans. F. gigantica occurs rarely in humans.

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A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family FASCIOLIDAE. Two species of this genus are F. hepatica and F. gigantica. The parasites are found in the liver and gallbladder and associated ducts in mammals and occasionally humans. F. gigantica occurs rarely in humans.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Fasciolas
  • Fasciola gigantica

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19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection = FASCIOLIASIS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.500w.736w.715w.408w.380w

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QX 365

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fasciola. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005209. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005209
  2. Fasciola. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciola
  3. Fasciola. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q673424