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Schistosomiasis is spread by contact with fresh water contaminated with parasites. [5] These parasites are released from infected freshwater snails . [ 5 ] The disease is especially common among children in underdeveloped and developing countries because they are more likely to play in contaminated water. [ 5 ]
Schistosoma japonicum is an important parasite and one of the major infectious agents of schistosomiasis.This parasite has a very wide host range, infecting at least 31 species of wild mammals, including nine carnivores, 16 rodents, one primate (human), two insectivores and three artiodactyls and therefore it can be considered a true zoonosis.
Schistosomiasis – bilharzia, bilharziosis or snail fever (all types) Schistosoma sp. Africa, Caribbean, eastern South America, east Asia, Middle East – 200 million people skin exposure to water contaminated with infected freshwater snails intestinal schistosomiasis: Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma intercalatum
Schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic worms, picked up in infested waters, which drill through people's skin and lay eggs in their bodies. Parasitic worms may hold key to cutting spread of HIV ...
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.
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As the leading cause of schistosomiasis in the world, it is the most prevalent parasite in humans. It is classified as a neglected tropical disease . As of 2021, the World Health Organization reports that 251.4 million people have schistosomiasis and most of it is due to S. mansoni . [ 1 ]
Active children are prone to getting scrapes and cuts, which create “a portal for infection,” Bunick says. Warts can also spread through fomites , or surfaces where the virus that causes warts ...