Trematodes

Flukes are a class of flatworms that includes more than 3,000 species. They are parasites of animals and humans and can cause serious illness. Flukes come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but they all have common features.

Flukes have two suckers on the front end of their bodies that help them attach to their prey. They also have two or four pairs of tentacles, which are used to capture food. Flukes can live in a variety of environments, including fresh water, soil, and even the human body.

One of the most common types of fluke is the liver fluke, which can cause a liver disease known as fascioliasis. It is transmitted through contaminated water and food, as well as through contact with soil contaminated with parasite eggs. Symptoms of fascioliasis include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and jaundice.

Another common type of fluke is the pork fluke. It causes a condition known as taranosis, which can lead to serious health problems. Taranosis is transmitted through contact with contaminated soil or water, as well as by eating infected animals.

Treatment of trematodes includes the use of antiparasitic drugs such as praziquantel and bithionol. However, before starting treatment, you should consult your doctor.

In general, flukes pose a serious threat to human and animal health, so measures must be taken to prevent their spread and infection.

Larvae of parasites of the family of flukes, 0.2-4 mm in size with suckers. They can parasitize in the intestines of an intermediate or definitive host, or on the surface of the host’s body (ectozoosis). Development according to the larval type. In the bovine and pork tapeworm, sexually mature individuals parasitize in the body of the final (only sexually mature tapeworm) or intermediate (young and mature) host; adult individuals in the broad tapeworm live in the body of the final host.

The development of flukes usually occurs in several stages (for example, in the liver fluke): egg - miracidium - coracidium - cercarium - metacercarium (adolescus