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blood fluke

/blʌd fluːk/

Traduction: Ver plat parasitaire du genre Schistosoma, vivant dans les vaisseaux sanguins des humains et des animaux et provoquant la schistosomiase.

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/blʌd fluːk/C1formalmedical
  • frVer plat parasitaire du genre Schistosoma, vivant dans les vaisseaux sanguins des humains et des animaux et provoquant la schistosomiase.

A parasitic flatworm of the genus Schistosoma that lives in the blood vessels of humans and animals, causing the disease schistosomiasis.

  1. C1formal

    A type of parasitic flatworm (trematode) that lives in the blood vessels of mammals, including humans, causing schistosomiasis.

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    • Blood flukes are transmitted through contact with contaminated water.
    • The life cycle of a blood fluke involves a snail as an intermediate host.
    • Infection with blood flukes can lead to chronic health problems.