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Schistosomiasis - World Health Organization (WHO)

Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Estimates show that ...

DPDx - Schistosomiasis Infection - CDC

Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) is caused by some species of blood trematodes (flukes) in the genus Schistosoma.

Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia

Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever, is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. ... The urinary tract ...

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) - World Health Organization (WHO)

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) ... Schistosomiasis is a disease of poverty that leads to chronic ill-health. Infection is acquired when people come into contact with ...

Schistosomiasis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Schistosomiasis. Schistosomiasis is caused by a parasitic flatworm that enters your skin from infected bodies of water. It is associated with bladder cancer.

About Schistosomiasis - CDC

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. More than 200 million people worldwide are infected.

Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) - NHS

You often don't have any symptoms when you first become infected with schistosomiasis, but the parasite can remain in the body for many years and cause damage ...

Schistosomiasis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease historically known as bilharzia caused by the trematode of the genus Schistosoma. Estimates place the affected ...

Schistosomiasis - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization

Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic infection caused by worms. It is most common in rural and impoverished populations. In the Americas, the parasite species ...

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia): Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematodes) of the genus Schistosoma. After malaria and intestinal ...

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) | NIAID

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) is a priority for NIAID. It is caused by parasitic flatworms. At least 220 million people are infected ...

Schistosomiasis - Merck Manual Consumer Version

Schistosomiasis is infection caused by certain flatworms (flukes), called schistosomes. Flukes are parasitic flatworms. There are many species of flukes.

Schistosomiasis | Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms (blood flukes) of the genus Schistosoma, ...

Schistosomiasis - Merck Manual Professional Edition

Symptoms include fever, chills, cough, nausea, abdominal pain, malaise, myalgia, urticarial rashes, and marked eosinophilia, resembling serum ...

Schistosomiasis | Types, Causes, Transmission, Symptoms ...

Schistosomiasis, group of chronic disorders caused by small parasitic flatworms (family Schistosomatidae) commonly called blood flukes.

Schistosomiasis: Epidemiology and clinical manifestations - UpToDate

Outline · Acute infection · - Swimmer's itch · - Acute schistosomiasis syndrome · Chronic infection · - Intestinal schistosomiasis · - ...

Schistosomiasis: how does this neglected tropical disease spread?

Our stop-motion video follows the life cycle of Schistosoma, a life-threatening parasite that can live in water, snails and even people.

Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) Control Program - The Carter Center

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharziasis or “snail fever,” is a waterborne parasitic infection that damages internal organs.

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) Symptoms & Treatment - Unlimit Health

Symptoms of schistosomiasis/bilharzia. At first, there are often no symptoms of schistosomiasis but within one to two months of infection, symptoms may develop ...

GSA - Global Schistosomiasis Alliance

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia or snail fever, is a parasitic disease caused by tiny blood-dwelling worms. Over 200 million people worldwide are ...