The term neglected tropical diseases applies to all snail-borne infections, including schistosomiasis, fascioliasis, fasciolopsiasis, paragonimiasis, opisthorchiasis, clonorchiasis, and angiostrongyliasis.
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Fasciolopsiasis is an ailment resulting from infection by the trematode " Fasciolopsis buski ", an intestinal fluke of humans, endemic in China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India; this fluke can be transmitted via the surfaces of these and other water plants.
परिभाषा
infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia