(făs″ē-ō-lŏp-sī′ă-sĭs)
[Pronunciation]
Infection with Fasciolopsis buski.
It is contracted by ingestion of plants grown in water infested by the intermediate host, snails.
The symptoms are diarrhea, abdominal pain, anasarca, and eosinophilia.
Praziquantel.
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