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*Operculum ('trap-door') at one end
 
*Operculum ('trap-door') at one end
 
*Double the size of a typical strongyle egg
 
*Double the size of a typical strongyle egg
|l1=Fasciola_hepatica#Life_Cycle
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|l1=:Category:Trematodes#Life-cycle stages
 
|q2=Fill in the missing words about ''Lymnaea truncatula'':
 
|q2=Fill in the missing words about ''Lymnaea truncatula'':
<p>''Lymnaea truncatula'' is one of the intermediate host for (???). It is found in ???, and feeds on ???. It has a ??? with 5-6 spirals.</p>
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<p>''Lymnaea truncatula'' is the intermediate host for (???). It is found in ???, and feeds on ???. It has a ??? with 5-6 spirals.</p>
 
|a2=
 
|a2=
 
*Fasciola hepatica
 
*Fasciola hepatica
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*Haemorrhagic tracts
 
*Haemorrhagic tracts
 
*Enlarged, pale and friable
 
*Enlarged, pale and friable
|l3=Fasciolosis#Pathogenesis of acute fasciolosis
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|l3=Fasciola#Pathogenesis of acute fasciolosis
 
|q4=What time of year do the clinical signs of chronic fasciolosis become apparent?
 
|q4=What time of year do the clinical signs of chronic fasciolosis become apparent?
 
|a4=January - March
 
|a4=January - March
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|q5=Why is ''Dicrocoelium'' less pathogenic than ''Fasciola''?
 
|q5=Why is ''Dicrocoelium'' less pathogenic than ''Fasciola''?
 
|a5=Migrates directly up the common bile duct and therefore does NOT migrate through the parenchyma (unlike ''Fasciola'')
 
|a5=Migrates directly up the common bile duct and therefore does NOT migrate through the parenchyma (unlike ''Fasciola'')
|l5=Dicrocoelium dendriticum
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|l5=Dicrocoelium#Dicrocoelium dendriticum
 
|q6=Is ''Paramphistomum'' found in the UK?
 
|q6=Is ''Paramphistomum'' found in the UK?
 
|a6=Rare in the UK, but can cause severe losses in ruminants in the wet tropics
 
|a6=Rare in the UK, but can cause severe losses in ruminants in the wet tropics
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|l7=Schistosoma#Schistosoma Species
 
|l7=Schistosoma#Schistosoma Species
 
</FlashCard>
 
</FlashCard>
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Revision as of 13:47, 6 July 2010

Question Answer Article
What are the most diagnostic features of the Fasciola hepatica egg? Link to Article
Fill in the missing words about Lymnaea truncatula:

Lymnaea truncatula is the intermediate host for (???). It is found in ???, and feeds on ???. It has a ??? with 5-6 spirals.

Link to Article
What is the post mortem appearance of the liver in cases of acute fasciolosis? Link to Article
What time of year do the clinical signs of chronic fasciolosis become apparent? Link to Article
Why is Dicrocoelium less pathogenic than Fasciola? Link to Article
Is Paramphistomum found in the UK? Link to Article
What is the major cause of pathogenicity in schistosome infections? Link to Article