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They feed off the inner walls of the digestive system.

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Is a liver fluke is a parasite?

Yes they are parasites. The adult liver fluke live in the livers of mammals and feed on blood.


What is a fluke?

In the animal world, it can refer to kinds of parasites or worms that infect creatures. Cattle and sheep often have to be treated to get rid of fluke or prevent fluke getting into their system. Fluke can also refer to an extraordinary and unlikely piece of luck. A hole in one on a difficult hole on a golf course got by an amateur golfer, could be regarded as a fluke.


How do you treat normal flora?

Avoid eating contaminated food. In some cases, intestinal flora overgrowth can be caused by eating food that has become contaminated with bacteria, such as salmonella or e. coli. Avoid acidic foods. Acidic foods can cause indigestion, which can damage the lining of the stomach and intestines, and lead to an overgrowth of intestinal flora. Avoid complex carbohydrates that are difficult for the body to digest, and may cause intestinal flora to grow and multiply. Avoid starch and eat simple carbohydrates, such as fructose and glucose. Eat yogurt. Fermented yogurt contains beneficial bacteria that competes with intestinal flora for nutrients. Eating extra acidophilus will reduce intestinal flora overgrowth. Take antibiotics. In many cases, taking broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as tetracycline, will thin out the amounts of bacteria throughout the body, effectively treating an overgrowth of intestinal flora.


Which of these words describes both a type of flatworm and a type of flatfish?

Fluke


What level of mercury is found in flounder?

In New York State we have winter flounder and summer flounder (aka fluke). The diet of the fish vary as do the sizes. Fluke are more predatory, have larger mouths with bigger teeth. I would suspect that the summer flounder ( fluke ) would have the higher mercury levels in the flesh due to their larger size and varied food sources, they even eat their own, which I can personally attest to. They also eat baby bluefish (snappers) as well as spearing, killies, sand eels, clams and squid. Frankly I think they will eat almost anything they can get their teeth into. Summer flounder eat small mussels and worms, mostly. I have never seen any published levels of mercury in either fish, but would be real interested in seeing some testing results. These fish are not big migratory and pretty much stay in local waters. It would be interesting to see Eastern seaboard levels , State by State. As a long time sports fisherman and a amateur scientist I believe fluke would have the highest level of mercury General rule with fish and contaminants "The higher the predatory species of fish the higher the contaminant level". This is sad but true.