Diseases

Fascioliasis

Liver disease caused by infections with parasitic flukes of the genus FASCIOLA, such as FASCIOLA HEPATICA.

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Abstract

Liver disease caused by infections with parasitic flukes of the genus FASCIOLA, such as FASCIOLA HEPATICA.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Fasciola Infection
  • Fasciola Infections
  • Fascioliases
  • Infection, Fasciola
  • Infections, Fasciola
  • Fasciola gigantic Infection
  • Fasciola hepatica Infection
  • Fasciola hepatica Infestation

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; do not confuse with FASCIOLOIDIASIS (caused by Fascioloides) or FASCIOLOPSIASIS (caused by Fasciolopsis)

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WC 805

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fascioliasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005211. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005211
  2. Fascioliasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciolosis
  3. Fascioliasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6972442