Flukes
Trematodes, or flukes, are parasitic flatworms with unique life cycles involving sexual reproduction in mammalian and other vertebrate definitive hosts and asexual reproduction in snail intermediate hosts.
Flukes can be subdivided on the basis of the part of the body they colonise:
- liver:
- fasciola
- clonorchiasis
- blood vessels:
- schistosoma
Reference
- Hotez PJ. Human Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases: Heading Towards 2050. Adv Parasitol. 2018;100:29-38.
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