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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= | + | |l5=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 | ||
Revision as of 11:08, 3 August 2010
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| What are the most diagnostic features of the Fasciola hepatica egg? |
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| 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. |
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| What is the post mortem appearance of the liver in cases of acute fasciolosis? |
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| What time of year do the clinical signs of chronic fasciolosis become apparent? | January - March
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| Why is Dicrocoelium less pathogenic than Fasciola? | Migrates directly up the common bile duct and therefore does NOT migrate through the parenchyma (unlike Fasciola)
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| Is Paramphistomum found in the UK? | Rare in the UK, but can cause severe losses in ruminants in the wet tropics
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| What is the major cause of pathogenicity in schistosome infections? |
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