FASCIOLIASIS: SYMPTOMS, CYCLE AND TREATMENT - GENERAL CLINIC

What is Fascioliasis and how to identify



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Fasciola is a parasite caused by the hepatic Fasciola worm , and more rarely Fasciola gigantica , that are capable of infecting herbivorous animals and people who ingest water or aquatic plants, such as watercress, that are contaminated with cysts, also called metacercáreas. These worms are part of the class of trematodes, flattened and that can spread through various organs of the body.