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--- parasites [2025/12/20 09:39] – [metazoa (helminths):] gary1
+++ parasites [2026/11/15 11:45] (current) – [metazoa (helminths):] gary1
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   ***Trematodes (flukes)** - watersnails eat eggs -> cerceriae;
     *Schistosoma (invade skin if swim->adults in venous complexes) - see [[schistosomiasis]]
-    *Fasciola (aquatic plant ingested->adults in liver)
+    *[[Fasciola]] (aquatic plant ingested->adults in liver)
-    *Opistorchis (raw fish ingested->adults in liver)
+    *Opistorchis (raw fish ingested->adults in liver may cause bile duct cancers)
+      * //Opisthorchis viverrini// foodborne liver fluke native to Southeast Asia (such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam) by eating raw or undercooked freshwater fish
     *Paragonimus (raw crustaceae ingested->adults in lung)
   ***Cestodes (tapeworms)**