trematodes fasciola

Question 1

what is the host of faciola

Answer 1

ruminents often sheep

Question 2

what is the distrubtion of fasciola

Answer 2

latin america, africa, europe and china

Question 3

what does fasciola cause

Answer 3

liver fluke infection

Question 4

describe the acute phase of fasciola

Answer 4

large no of larvae invade livrer - traumatic hepatitis - often fatal, or death from peritonitis. - last weeks
large liver, abdom pain

Question 5

describe chronic fasciola infection

Answer 5

latent phase after reach liver (months years)
hepatitis - bacterial infection of bilary tract
inglamed pancreas (pancreatitis)
ectopic infections. e.g. lungs

Question 6

how many people are infected with fasciola

Answer 6

2.4 mil

Question 7

how is faciola diagnoses

Answer 7

microscopic examination of eggs or ELISA

Question 8

what is the treatment for fasciola

Answer 8

anthelmentics

tricabendazole - resistance found in oz sheep.

Question 9

how can you prevent fasciola (4)

Answer 9

1 wash aquati veg with 6% vingear or KMnO4 to kill metacercariae
2 cook water veg
3 sep sewage from growing area
4 molluscacides