Also, it and its fumes are flammable, so please use with care, like donât use it on your oven or toaster. Oh, and despite the name, this stuff isnât a party in a bottle, so donât add it to your cocktails! Isopropyl alcohol is a solvent, meaning it is a dissolver of dirt and oil, and also is used as a disinfectant.
Liver fluke disease is a chronic parasitic disease of the bile ducts. Infection with this parasite occurs through eating fluke-infested, fresh-water raw or undercooked fish. The most common types of liver flukes are Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus.
fluke. an organism of the class trematoda, characterized by a body that is usually flat and often leaflike; flukes can infect the blood, liver, intestines, and lungs.Called also trematode. Flukes are not common in the United States but are a serious problem in many Asian, tropical, and subtropical countries.nother liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, is occasionally found in humans; it causes obstruction of the bile ducts and enlargement of the liver. Blood flukes such as Schistosoma penetrate the skin, make their way to the blood and travel to various parts of the body (see also schistosomiasis).