glossary

fascioliasis

Definition fascioliasis

fascioliasis

fascioliasis n. an infestation of the bileduct and liver with the liver fluke, fasciola hepatica. Man acquires the infection through eating wild watercress on which the larval stages of the parasite are present. Symptoms include fever, dyspepsia, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and coughing; the liver may also be extensively damaged (causing liver rot) . *Emetine and *chloroquine have been used in the treatment of fascioliasis.