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Alternate Name(s): Bilharzia; Katayama fever; Swimmer's itch; Blood fluke ...... Schistosomiasis is an infection caused by one of the five species of the parasite, Schistosoma.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001321.htm#Def...
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Schistosomiaisis is a disease caused by parasitic worms. You become infected when your skin comes in contact with contaminated freshwater in which certain types of snails that carry schistosomes are living. ... Schistosomiasis is not found in the United States, but more than 200 million people are infected worldwide.
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www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/schistosomiasis/defaul...
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What is schistosomiasis? ... ; How can I get schistosomiasis? ... What are the symptoms of schistosomiasis?
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www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/schistosomiasis/factsh...
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Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia , bilharziosis or snail fever ) is a parasitic disease caused by several species of fluke of the genus Schistosoma . Although it has a low mortality r...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistosomiasis
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Schistosomiasis is caused by digenetic blood trematodes. The three main species infecting humans are Schistosoma haematobium, S. japonicum, and S. mansoni. Two other species, more localized geographically, are S. mekongi and S. intercalatum.
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www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Schistosomiasis.htm
www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Schistosomiasis.htm
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Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia, is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. Larval forms of the parasites, which are released by freshwater snails, penetrate the skin of people in the water.
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www.who.int/topics/schistosomiasis/en/
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Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharziasis, is a parasitic disease that leads to chronic ill health. ... The main forms of human schistosomiasis are caused by five species of flatworms, or blood flukes, known as schistosomes. Intestinal schistosomiasis, caused by the species Schistosoma mansoni, is prevalent in 54...
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Schistosomiasis is also known as bilharzia after Theodor Bilharz, who first identified the parasite in Egypt in 1851. Infection is widespread with a relatively low mortality rate, but a high morbidity rate, causing severe debilitating illness in millions of people.
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www.who.int/tdr/svc/diseases/schistosomiasis
www.who.int/tdr/svc/diseases/schistosomiasis
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