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Trematode Fluke Fasciola Hepatica Sheep Liver Fasciolopsis Buski

Fasciola hepatica (sheep liver fluke), Fasciolopsis buski (intestinal fluke), and Paragonimus westermani (lung fluke) are trematodes treated with Praziquantel.

Associated flukes include Fasciola hepatica (sheep liver fluke), Fasciolopsis buski (intestinal fluke), and Paragonimus westermani (lung fluke), all treated with Praziquantal.

Text Name the trematode associated with the following fluke:

Fasciola hepatica::trematode → sheep liver fluke

Fasciolopsis buski::trematode → Fleshy intestinal fluke

Paragonimus westermani::trematode → lung fluke
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Treatment → Praziquantal

Tags: microbiology

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