Gill Flukes by Joanne Little https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij List everything you can find about this disease! Remember: Symptoms, Pathogen, Mechanism, Transmission, What animals it affects..... en-us 2016-11-28 09:21:26 UTC 2025-09-27 13:53:06 UTC hello@padlet.com SOURCES joannegoldsmith https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140110232 Add a list of the sources that you have used:]]> 2016-11-28 09:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140110232 joannegoldsmith https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140110256 2016-11-28 09:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140110256 Gill Flukes https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140231461 2016-11-28 16:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140231461 Dactylogyrus in Fish https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140231596 Dactylogyrus or Gill flukes are egg-laying ectoparasites that latch onto the gills of a host fish. Infection worsens in periods in which weather and humidity increase in temperature and percentage. Symptoms of gill flukes include excessive secretions from the mucous membranes . Lethargy, fatigue and decreased movement may also be observed. Suppression of appetite is also a main symptom. Infected fish may appear to relieve gill areas by scratching themselves against rocks or other sharp surfaces. Dactylogyrus (Gill Flukes) can often cause secondary bacterial infections. These infections can result in death. ]]> 2016-11-28 16:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140231596 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140233306 2016-11-28 16:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140233306 These are common fish parasites. https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140233781 They can cause legions and tissue damage and the affects after this illness can be Hyperplasia, both of the skin and gills, these can create what are called secondary infections. ]]> 2016-11-28 16:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140233781 Gill flukes https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140234135
]]> 2016-11-28 16:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140234135 Gill flukes https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140235074 common fish parasites and in small numbers probably cause little harm. In large numbers both skin and gill flukes represent a serious threat to fish health.]]> 2016-11-28 16:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140235074 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140235539 2016-11-28 16:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140235539 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140235806 They are small worm like parasites that are only 2mm in length and will only need one host to complete their life cycle. ]]> 2016-11-28 16:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140235806 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140236032 2016-11-28 16:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140236032 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140236351 2016-11-28 16:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140236351 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140236548 2016-11-28 16:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140236548 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140237147 2016-11-28 16:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140237147 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140237207 The cause of this is mainly due to overcrowding, poor quality and polluted water, with ideal conditions these parities can multiply. ]]> 2016-11-28 16:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140237207 In early stages (first 24 / 48 hours) fishes shows signs of extreme skin/gill irritability, continually scratching and scraping on rocks etc., and "flicking" the pelvic and dorsal fins against the side of the body https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140237237 2016-11-28 16:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140237237 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140237296
]]> 2016-11-28 16:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140237296 Damage https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/245wqpqd4pij/wish/140238685 The main response to the flukes are for the fish to rub and flash, in the later stages they can become very lethargic, in extreme cases the Fish will become isolated and spend lots of time at the bottom of their cage with their fins clamped to their body.

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