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  2. Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Swimmer's itch - Wikipedia

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    Swimmer's itch was known to exist as early as the 19th century, but it was not until 1928 that a biologist found that the dermatitis was caused by the larval stage of a group of flatworm parasites in the family Schistosomatidae. [7] The genera most commonly associated with swimmer's itch in humans are Trichobilharzia [4] and Gigantobilharzia.

  4. Schistosoma intercalatum - Wikipedia

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    S. haematobium causes urinary schistosomiasis, so eggs will be shed in the urine; S. mansoni and S. intercalatum reside in the mesenteric venous plexus, so eggs will be shed in the feces. [5] Looking at the stool specimen under a microscope, the species can be distinguished; S. intercalatum eggs have a terminal spine (as seen in the figure ...

  5. Scientists find 6,200-year-old parasite egg

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    By MARIA CHENG LONDON (AP) -- In a skeleton more than 6,200 years old, scientists have found the earliest known evidence of infection with a parasitic worm that now afflicts more than 200 million ...

  6. Schistosomatidae - Wikipedia

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    Only one species is known to infect crocodiles - Griphobilharzia amoena. This species infects the freshwater crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni . Phylogenetic analysis shows that the genus Griphobilharzia rather than being a basal schistosome is a relation of the spirorchiids that infect freshwater turtles. [ 2 ]

  7. Theodor Bilharz - Wikipedia

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    The infection is known by an eponymous term bilharzia or bilharziasis, as well as by schistosomiasis. Bilharz was born and educated in Sigmaringen , Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen , Germany. After graduating in natural science and philosophy from the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in 1845, he earned a medical degree from the University of Tübingen in 1849.

  8. Schistosoma haematobium - Wikipedia

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    It is found in Africa and the Middle East. It is the major agent of schistosomiasis, the most prevalent parasitic infection in humans. [1] It is the only blood fluke that infects the urinary tract, causing urinary schistosomiasis, and is the leading cause of bladder cancer (only next to tobacco smoking). [2] [3] The diseases are caused by the eggs.

  9. YouTuber Billy LeBlanc’s girlfriend Natalie Clark died after ...

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    Natalie Clark, the girlfriend of popular YouTuber Billy LeBlanc, died after contracting a bacterial illness from eating raw oysters. LeBlanc also developed the infection and was severely ill.