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(The) Fluke is another title for trematoda, a class of flatworms, for example: a liver fluke Skin or Gill Flukes. the title of an electronic dance music band; see Fluke (band). a 1995 film; see Fluke (movie). either lobe of the tail assembly of whales (cetaceans). a a portion of an anchor. a manufacturer of electrical & electronic line 3 text equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopes. another title for the big coinage of flounder, Paralichthys dentatus a stroke of good luck; an event unlikely to occur again

eMedicine - Trematode Infection
Article by Subhash Chandra Parija, MD, PhD that describes several flukes and the diseases they cause.

Nanophyetus spp. :Bad Bug Book
Undercooked fish carries this parasite. Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, associated foods, target populations, and outbreaks.

Clonorchiasis - CDC DPDx
Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment. Undercooked freshwater fish from Asia carry the fluke.

Fascioliasis - CDC DPDx
Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.

Fasciolopsiasis - CDC DPDx
fluke Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.

Heterophyiasis - CDC DPDx
Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.

Opisthorchiasis - CDC DPDx
Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.

Paragonimiasis - CDC DPDx
Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.

eMedicine - Intestinal Flukes
Article by Chi Hiong U Go, MD.


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