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Symptoms of schistosomiasis are caused mainly by the body’s reaction to the worms’ eggs. Intestinal schistosomiasis can result in abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and blood in the stool. Liver enlargement is common in advanced cases and is frequently associated with an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity and hypertension of the ...
Symptoms of schistosomiasis are caused by the body’s reaction to the worms' eggs. Intestinal schistosomiasis can result in abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and blood in the stool. Liver enlargement is common in advanced cases, and is frequently associated with an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity and hypertension of the abdominal blood ...
Bladder cancer is another possible complication in the later stages. In women, urogenital schistosomiasis may present with genital lesions, vaginal bleeding, pain during sexual intercourse, and nodules in the vulva. In men, urogenital schistosomiasis can induce pathology of the seminal vesicles, prostate, and other organs.
Symptoms of schistosomiasis are caused by the body’s reaction to the worms' eggs. Intestinal schistosomiasis can result in abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and blood in the stool. Liver enlargement is common in advanced cases, and is frequently associated with an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity and hypertension of the abdominal blood ...
Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms). Humans are infected when larval forms of the parasite penetrate the skin during contact with infested water. Schistosomiasis mostly affects poor and rural communities, particularly agricultural and fishing populations. Inadequate hygiene and contact with infected water make children especially ...
The clinical manifestations of genital schistosomiasis occur both in women and in men. In men, the symptoms include epididymitis (an inflammation of the eipdidymis at the back of the testicle) which can simulate tuberculosis and associated funiculitis, indolence and possible fistulization, hemospermia, pain during urination prostatitis and others.
Chronic schistosomiasis can affect people’s ability to work and, in some cases, result in death. Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) symptoms of vaginal discharge, bleeding, and pain during sexual intercourse can also lead to infertility.
Human schistosomiasis remains an important public health problem in many tropical settings. At least 261 million people require treatment for schistosomiasis and up to 659 million people are at risk. Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a manifestation mainly of Schistosoma haematobium infection. Given the nature of the signs and symptoms of ...
Countries endemic for schistosomiasis (bilharzia) have substantially scaled-up treatment of school-age children. Data for 2016 published by the World Health Organization (WHO) show almost 71 million school children were treated, with 12 countries in Africa achieving 75% coverage. The focus now is to extend treatment to adults, particularly women. It is estimated that between 20 – 56 million ...
Of the 78 countries considered endemic for schistosomiasis, only 50 countries have populations requiring preventive chemotherapy. The total number of people in need of preventive chemotherapy globally in 2023 was 253.8 million, of which 135 million were school-aged children.