Fascioliasis
ICD-10 Code
B66.3
Fascioliasis
Definition
A parasitic infection that is caused by liver flukes, usually Fasciola hepatica, of sheep, goats, and cattle. Humans become infected by eating uncooked, infested aquatic vegetation (classically watercress). adult flukes inhabit the bile ducts, gallbladder, and occasionally ectopic sites. Symptoms arise secondary to inflammatory response or obstruction.
Also known as Fasciolosis, infection by fasciola, sheep liver fluke infection — per MONDO