Opisthorchiasis is generally known as Cat Liver Fluke Disease, if it is caused by O. Opisthorchis felineus (cat liver fluke) is commonly found in Eastern Europe and Russia whereas, Opisthorchis viverrini (Southeast Asian liver fluke) is commonly found in Thailand and Laos.The parasitic worm can live in the bile duct or the liver for 20-30 years.In this manner, the life-cycle of the parasite continues The adult worm lays and hatches its eggs, which gets passed into the intestine from the bile duct and come out through stool, into the environment.Once in the body of humans, it resides and grows into an adult worm, measuring up to 1.5 cm in size in the liver bile ducts.More commonly, dogs, cats, pigs, and rats eat the freshwater fish and easily ingest the parasite Humans ingest the parasite when they eat the raw, partially-cooked, salted, or under-processed fish.Following this, it leaves the mollusk body and enters into a freshwater fish, such as a smelt At the very early stage, it moves from water (environment) into the body of a mollusk, such as a snail.The parasite has various stages (life cycle), before it develops into a fully-grown worm.The term “fluke” means flatfish, since these parasites are flat Opisthorchiasis is an infection caused by either of the two parasite worms, the cat liver fluke, or scientifically called Opisthorchis felineus (also known as Opisthorchis tenuicollis), or the Southeast Asian liver fluke (called as Opisthorchis viverrini). The topic Cat Liver Fluke Disease you are seeking is a synonym, or alternative name, or is closely related to the medical condition Opisthorchiasis.
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