Diseases

Fascioloidiasis

Infection of cattle and other herbivores with the giant liver fluke Fascioloides magna. It is characterized by extensive destruction of the liver parenchyma.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Infection of cattle and other herbivores with the giant liver fluke Fascioloides magna. It is characterized by extensive destruction of the liver parenchyma.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Fascioloidiases

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Aspects Covered

33 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

trematode infect; usually animal; check tag ANIMALS; caused by FASCIOLOIDES; do not confuse with FASCIOLIASIS (caused by FASCIOLA) or FASCIOLOPSIASIS (caused by FASCIOLOPSIS)

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Trematode Infections (1966-1967)

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  1. C01w.610w.335w.349.444
  2. C01w.610w.335w.865w.399
  3. C01w.610w.701.377.444
  4. C22w.674.377.444

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fascioloidiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005213. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005213
  2. Fascioloidiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11996271