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Fasciolopsis

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Fasciolopsis /Fas·ci·o·lop·sis/ (-lop´sis) a genus of trematodes, including F. bus´ki, the largest of the intestinal flukes, found in the small intestines of residents throughout Asia.
Fas·ci·o·lop·sis (fs--lpss, f-s-)
n.
A genus of very large intestinal flukes that includes Fasciolopsis buski, a species found in the intestine of humans in eastern and southern Asia.

Fasciolopsis [fas″e-o-lop´sis]
a genus of trematodes. F. bus´ki is a large intestinal fluke found in humans and a few other animals throughout Asia.

Fasciolopsis
a genus of trematodes of the family Fasciolidae.

Fasciolopsis buski
the largest of the intestinal flukes; found in the small intestines of humans and pigs throughout Asia. Causes fasciolopsiasis.


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Other flukes in the Trematoda class include Schistosoms, Fasciolopsis, and Clonorchis.
Fasciolopsis buski, heterophyids), is an emerging public health problem.
 
 
 
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