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Where do liver flukes live?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 4/1/2022

the liver fluke worm lives in the liver and the bile ducts of domestic animals and humans

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How long do liver flukes live?

Until you die.


Liver flukes phylum?

The liver fluke's phylum is the Platyhelminthes. The liver fluke is a parasitic flatworm that can live in the liver of animals and humans. The Chinese liver fluke can infect a human's liver and can cause symptoms like weight loss and diarrhea.


What phylum are liver flukes in?

Platyhelminthes


Are liver flukes parasites?

Yes


Are flukes parasitic?

Some are e.g. liver flukes, but others are not e.g. a whale's fluke.


What organs are infected by the types of flukes?

There are many types of flukes for different animals. In humans, we can be infected with a couple of types of liver flukes, a lung fluke, and blood flukes.


How is liver fluke transmitted?

"Liver fluke" is actually a pretty big category of a variety of different species of flukes that primarily affect the liver of animals. Most flukes are transmitted through water, either with free-living larvae in bodies of water or in animals that are closely connected with water.


What kingdom is liver flukes?

kingdom animalia . liver fluke is an eg; of platyhelminthes


How do humans get liver fluke disease?

Liver flukes can be caused by eating undercooked pork products. Undercooked pork contains a bacteria that can cause liver flukes.


Where is the liver flukes habitat?

They live in small snails in water, usually still water, but also slow moving streams.


How do sheep pick up sheep liver fluke infection?

Liver flukes are a type of flat worm that feeds on blood. As is probably assumed they get into the liver of the sheep. While they are there the adult flukes lay eggs and the eggs pass into the intestines. Liver flukes are not just found in sheep, but can be found in any mammal. Yes, humans are a part of that list.


How do chinease liver flukes breathe?

they breath through there mouth