Fasciolopsis

A genus of very large intestinal fasciolid flukes. [Fasciola + G. opsis, form, appearance]

- F. buski the large intestinal fluke, a species found in the intestine of humans in eastern and southern Asia; transmitted via ingestion of water chestnuts or other vegetation contaminated with infective metacercariae.

- F. rathouisi a species reported from China in a few cases in the intestine or liver; possibly the same as F. buski.

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Fas·ci·o·lop·sis -'läp-səs n a genus of trematode worms of the family Fasciolidae that includes an important intestinal parasite (F. buski) of humans, swine, dogs, and rabbits in much of eastern Asia

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a genus of large parasitic flukes widely distributed throughout eastern Asia and especially common in China. The adults of F. buski, the giant intestinal fluke, live in the human small intestine. Humans become infected with the fluke on eating uncooked water chestnuts contaminated with fluke larvae and the resulting symptoms can be serious (see fasciolopsiasis).

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Fas·ci·o·lop·sis (fas″e-o-lopґsis) [fasciola + Gr. opsis appearance] a genus of trematodes of the family Fasciolidae.