Schistosomiasis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
2022年3月23日 · Schistosomiasis is caused by a parasitic flatworm that enters your skin from infected bodies of water. It is associated with bladder cancer. There is no vaccine, but there is a drug to treat it.
Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia
Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever, [1] [2] [9] is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. [5] The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. [5] Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. [5]
Schistosoma - Wikipedia
They are parasitic flatworms responsible for a highly significant group of infections in humans termed schistosomiasis, which is considered by the World Health Organization to be the second-most socioeconomically devastating parasitic disease (after malaria), with hundreds of millions infected worldwide.
CDC - DPDx - Schistosomiasis Infection
Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) is caused by some species of blood trematodes (flukes) in the genus Schistosoma. The three main species infecting humans are S chistosoma haematobium, S. japonicum, and S. mansoni.
Flatworm | Reproduction, Examples, & Characteristics | Britannica
2024年11月15日 · flatworm, any of the phylum Platyhelminthes, a group of soft-bodied, usually much flattened invertebrates. A number of flatworm species are free-living, but about 80 percent of all flatworms are parasitic—i.e., living on or in another organism and securing nourishment from it.
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) - National Institute of Allergy and ...
2016年9月24日 · Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia or snail fever, is an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes or blood flukes. Most human infections are caused by Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, or S. japonicum. The parasites spend part of their lifecycle in freshwater snails.
Overview of Fluke Infections - Overview of Fluke Infections
Flukes are parasitic flatworms. There are many species of flukes. Different species tend to infect different parts of the body. The life cycle of flukes is complex. It typically involves snails that live in fresh water. Infected snails release immature flukes that swim in the water (cercariae).
Schistosomiasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年2月1日 · Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Estimates show that at least 251.4 million people required preventive treatment in 2021.
Schistosomiasis - Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2018年8月9日 · Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms (blood flukes) of the genus Schistosoma, with considerable morbidity in parts of the Middle...
Platyhelminthes: Current Biology - Cell Press
2017年4月3日 · Parasitic nematodes and flatworms, usually referred to as ‘helminths’ in parasitology circles, include some of nature’s most successful pathogens. However, in contrast to the nematodes, where parasitism has evolved independently several times, all parasitic flatworms that infect vertebrates (Neodermata) hail from a single evolutionary event.