Eighty percent (80%) of the DPT curriculum comprises classroom (didactic) and lab study and the remaining 20 percent (20%) is dedicated to clinical education. PT students spend on average 27.5 weeks in their final clinical experience.
Flukes (Gyrodactylus). Gyrodactylus is a broad group of parasites commonly called Flukes. These are in fact skin or gill flukes, which attach themselves to the skin or gills of the fish, and can cause a great deal of damage.This very broad group of parasites is widely distributed and attacks many species of tropical fish kept in aquaria.hese are in fact skin or gill flukes, which attach themselves to the skin or gills of the fish, and can cause a great deal of damage.
The type of liver fluke endemic to our area is called Fascioloides magna. These flukes are flat, elongated, oval, and look like âleechesâ. They are purple-gray in color and are found while cutting open the liver either in the packing plant or by a post-mortem examination.In the northern and northwestern regions of Minnesota the natural host of this fluke is the white-tailed deer making exposure control to this parasite difficult.hen the eggs hatch, they enter snails, which then become an intermediate host. Further development of the larvae (young flukes) occurs in vegetation until ingested by cattle. The larvae then migrate from the intestine to the liver. This migration pattern can sometimes cause massive hemorrhage or blood loss in cattle.