Question

State the economic importance of tapeworm and liver fluke

Answer 1

Explanation:

The economic importance of the fringed tapeworm is due primarily to its effect on the bile ducts of the liver, which become enlarged and inflamed and make the liver unfit for human food.

Liver fluke disease (fascioliasis) is an important parasitic disease found worldwide affecting sheep, goats, cattle and buffalo, as well as other domestic ruminants. ... The disease causes considerable impact on the economy of the liverfluke industry