liver fluke in English
noun
1
a fluke that has a complex life cycle and is of medical and veterinary importance. The adult lives within the liver tissues of a vertebrate, and the larva within one or more secondary hosts such as a snail or fish.
In such a situation there are always parasites present like the liver fluke and the tapeworm that can be transmitted from the fish to man, and could be dangerous to the health of the human being.
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1. Fascioliosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Fasciola hepatica (common liver fluke).
2. “It is said that foot rot and liver fluke seldom affect Romney Marsh sheep.” reads a 1918 American text.