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fascioliasis

fascioliasis

9.9
An illness from a small flat worm that lives in the liver of people and animals
  • noun
  • /ˌfæʃiəˈlaɪəsɪs/
  • Specialized
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  • If left untreated, fascioliasis can cause severe liver damage and other complications.

Examples

  • Chronic fascioliasis causes chronic inflammation of the liver and bile ducts, accompanied by loss of condition, digestive disturbances, and a general reduction in productivity.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Fascioliasis is a common disease of cattle and other ruminants caused by F. hepatica and F. gigantica.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Fascioliasis might result in significant complications.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In this study, knowledge about prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and control of Fascioliasis has been reviewed.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Radiographic techniques have been used to aid in the diagnosis of fascioliasis.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The treatment is essential for controlling the spread of Fascioliasis, as infected animals pass eggs through feces.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Fascioliasis occurs worldwide.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Farmers need to be aware of the symptoms of fascioliasis in their livestock.

  • Preventing fascioliasis involves managing the habitats of the liver fluke.

Synonyms

fasciolosis
vsfascioliasis
  • Specialized
9.9

A disease from a small flat worm that lives in the liver and damages it

is the same disease but uses an alternative medical term
distomatosis
vsfascioliasis
  • Specialized
9.9

An infection of the liver by small worms that affects animals and sometimes people

is narrower in scope and refers only to infection by Fasciola hepatica
liver rot
vsfascioliasis
  • Specialized
7.5

An illness of the liver in animals like sheep or cattle caused by small flat worms

is broader and also applies to human infections

Surface Forms

fascioliasis singular
fascioliases plural

Morphology

fascioliasis = Fasciola (opaque) = fasciol + iasis

Formed from the parasite name Fasciola + the disease-forming suffix '-iasis'; the meaning is specialist and not inferable by an average B1 learner unfamiliar with scientific names.

Etymology

Fascioliasis comes from fasciola, meaning 'little band' or 'ribbon', and the suffix -iasis, meaning 'disease' or 'infection'. So fascioliasis is the disease caused by a ribbon-like parasite called a liver fluke, and the name links the parasite's shape to the illness it causes.