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  2. Schistosoma mansoni - Wikipedia

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    A paired couple of Schistosoma mansoni. Schistosoma mansoni is a water-borne parasite of humans, and belongs to the group of blood flukes (Schistosoma). The adult lives in the blood vessels (mesenteric veins) near the human intestine. It causes intestinal schistosomiasis (similar to S. japonicum, S. mekongi, S. guineensis, and S. intercalatum ...

  3. Schistosoma - Wikipedia

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    Schistosoma is a genus of trematodes, commonly known as blood flukes.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), infecting millions worldwide.

  4. Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia

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    The adult male and female are paired together, exit the liver via the portal venous system, travel to the venous systems of the intestines or bladder (species dependent), and produce eggs. Each species lays its eggs in specific parts of the body. S. japonicum - superior mesenteric veins (but can also inhabit inferior mesenteric veins)

  5. List of parasites of humans - Wikipedia

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    Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...

  6. Schistosoma haematobium - Wikipedia

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    Adult Schistosoma haematobium has male and female, which are permanently paired (a condition called in copula) as what looks like an individual. The male forms the flatworm part, measuring 10–18 mm in length and 1 mm in width. It bears oral and ventral suckers towards its anterior end.

  7. Schistosomatidae - Wikipedia

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    In 1858 Weinland proposed the name Schistosoma (Greek: 'split body') after the male worms' morphology. Despite Bilharzia having precedence the genus name Schistosoma was officially adopted by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. In 1898 all the then known species were placed in a subfamily by Stiles and Hassel.

  8. See How Nearly 100 Rattlesnakes Were Found Under and ... - AOL

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    In the video, Wolf explains that these rattlesnakes were probably attracted to the area under the house because it had a lot of rocks. Making their den there, they started having babies, and the ...

  9. Swimmer's itch - Wikipedia

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    Inside the circulatory system, the immature worms (schistosomula) develop into mature male and female worms, mate and migrate through the host's circulatory system (or nervous system in case of T. regenti) to the final location (veins feeding the gastrointestinal tract) within the host body. There they lay eggs in the small veins in the ...