Image Credit: Sripa B., Kaewkes S., Sithithaworn P., Mairiang E., Laha T., et al. (2007). "Liver Fluke Induces Cholangiocarcinoma". PLoS Medicine 4(7): e201. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040201. Cropped from the figure 2.
Common Name:
Chinese Liver Fluke
Disease:
Adult worms are mainly found in the gall bladder and bile ducts of the liver, causing inflammation and fibrosis of the adjacent tissues and eventually cholangiocarcinoma, a severe and fatal form of bile duct cancer(who.org).