ORGANISM 9--Fasciolopsis buski
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
COMMON NAME: Giant intestinal fluke.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia.
PATHOGENESIS: Intestinal inflammation, ulceration and abcesses; generalized
massive edema, obstruction, eosinophilia up to 35.
HABITAT: Small intestines.
INTERMEDIATE HOST
FIRST: Snail.
SECOND: Aquatic vegetation.
RESERVOIR HOST: Pigs, dogs, and rabbits.
INFECTIVE FORM: Metacercaria.
MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.
SPECIMEN OF CHOICE: Feces.
Figure 3-26. Life cycle of Fasciolopsis buski.
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