Have you done a round of Clarkia , parastroy or paragone???

Dang, JV! Spooky lil' critter there. Put a leash on him and teach him to roll over and play dead! I typed "liver fluke" into Google and quickly found a bunch of stuff for ya, including many photos. Misc stuff I cut-and-pasted...

"Trematodes (Fluke); Flatworm, bladder, blood, liver, lung, kidney and intestinal fluke. Human infections of fluke s (Schistosomes) are in excess of 250 million worldwide. They can cause severe disease of the gastrointestinal tract, bladder, liver and destroy blood cells. Size varies from 1 to 2.5 centimeters in length (1/2 to 3 inches long)."

"The liver fluke is one of several types of flatworm human parasite that can get into the liver and cause trouble. Millions of people in Eastern Europe and the Far East are infected with liver fluke. It is rare in Britain, but occasionally occurs in people who eat watercress to which sheep have had access."

"Herbal combinations for liver fluke are cloves, goldenrod and goldenseal root."

"Fasciola hepatica, the liver fluke, has a complex life cycle, requiring water snails as intermediate hosts. Humans and other mammals acquire the organism by eating cyst-contaminated water plants. Watercress is a common source of the parasite for humans. The cysts release immature flukes that migrate to the liver and gallbladder. A high load of the parasite may obstruct the biliary tract."

"Liver and lung fluke infections are treated with medications. These include triclabendazole, praziquantel (Biltricide), bithionol, albendazole, and mebendazole. Praziquantel works by paralyzing the flukes' suckers, forcing them to drop away from the walls of the host's blood vessels. In the United States, bithionol is available only from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Depending on the species of fluke and the severity of infection, the course of treatment can vary from several days to several weeks. Cure rates vary from 50–95%. Most patients experience mild temporary side effects from these drugs, including diarrhea, dizziness, or headache."

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1177.htm
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/clonorchis.html
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/fasciola.html
http://members.lycos.co.uk/Mollusks/Schnecken/parasitismus/fasciola.html
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/22602.htm
http://193.51.164.11/htdocs/monographs/vol61/m61-2.htm
http://www.appliedozone.com/parasites.html
http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00048520.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/druginformation/index.cfm
http://www.parasitetesting.com/

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Dang, JV! Spooky lil' critter there. Put a leash on him and teach him to roll over and play dead! I typed "liver fluke" into Google and quickly found a bunch of stuff for ya, including many photos. Misc stuff I cut-and-pasted...

"Trematodes (Fluke); Flatworm, bladder, blood, liver, lung, kidney and intestinal fluke. Human infections of fluke s (Schistosomes) are in excess of 250 million worldwide. They can cause severe disease of the gastrointestinal tract, bladder, liver and destroy blood cells. Size varies from 1 to 2.5 centimeters in length (1/2 to 3 inches long)."

"The liver fluke is one of several types of flatworm human parasite that can get into the liver and cause trouble. Millions of people in Eastern Europe and the Far East are infected with liver fluke. It is rare in Britain, but occasionally occurs in people who eat watercress to which sheep have had access."

"Herbal combinations for liver fluke are cloves, goldenrod and goldenseal root."

"Fasciola hepatica, the liver fluke, has a complex life cycle, requiring water snails as intermediate hosts. Humans and other mammals acquire the organism by eating cyst-contaminated water plants. Watercress is a common source of the parasite for humans. The cysts release immature flukes that migrate to the liver and gallbladder. A high load of the parasite may obstruct the biliary tract."

"Liver and lung fluke infections are treated with medications. These include triclabendazole, praziquantel (Biltricide), bithionol, albendazole, and mebendazole. Praziquantel works by paralyzing the flukes' suckers, forcing them to drop away from the walls of the host's blood vessels. In the United States, bithionol is available only from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Depending on the species of fluke and the severity of infection, the course of treatment can vary from several days to several weeks. Cure rates vary from 50–95%. Most patients experience mild temporary side effects from these drugs, including diarrhea, dizziness, or headache."

http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1177.htm
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/clonorchis.html
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/fasciola.html
http://members.lycos.co.uk/Mollusks/Schnecken/parasitismus/fasciola.html
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/22602.htm
http://193.51.164.11/htdocs/monographs/vol61/m61-2.htm
http://www.appliedozone.com/parasites.html
http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00048520.html