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Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a disease affecting many people in developing countries. In the form of 'acute' schistosomiasis, it is sometimes referred to as snail fever and cutaneous schistosomiasis may sometimes be commonly called swimmer's itch. In certain African communities the process of overcoming schistosomiasis is an important rite of passage. Although it has a low mortality rate, schistosomiasis can be very debilitating. (Bilharzia, or bilharziosis, is the eponym for schistosomiasis in many countries, after Theodor Bilharz, who first described the cause of urinary schistosomiasis in 1851.)
Types
There are five species of flatworms that cause schistosomiasis. Each causes a different clinical presentation of the disease. Schistosomiasis may localize in different parts of the body, and its localization determines its particular clinical profile.
- Schistosoma mansoni (ICD-10 B65.1) and Schistosoma intercalatum (B65.8) cause intestinal schistosomiasis
- Schistosoma haematobium (B65.0) causes urinary schistosomiasis
- Schistosoma japonicum (B65.2) and Schistosoma mekongi (B65.8) cause Asian intestinal schistosomiasis
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RT @sci_ntds: An article linking biodiversity decline and infectious disease transmission including schistosomiasis. http://bit.ly/86ae9H
geographile (geographile) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:24:34 -0000
RT @sci_ntds: An article linking biodiversity decline and infectious disease transmission including schistosomiasis. http://bit.ly/86ae9H
RT @sci_ntds: An article linking biodiversity decline and infectious disease transmission including schistosomiasis. http://bit.ly/86ae9H
Global_Network (Global Network) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:09:57 -0000
RT @sci_ntds: An article linking biodiversity decline and infectious disease transmission including schistosomiasis. http://bit.ly/86ae9H
An article linking biodiversity decline and infectious disease transmission including schistosomiasis. http://bit.ly/86ae9H
sci_ntds (Alan Fenwick) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:44:17 -0000
An article linking biodiversity decline and infectious disease transmission including schistosomiasis. http://bit.ly/86ae9H
RT @neglectednomore: #fact_of_the_day Over 200million are infected with schistosomiasis (snail fever). Check out video: http://bit.ly/6bm5pD
sci_ntds (Alan Fenwick) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:03:18 -0000
RT @neglectednomore: #fact_of_the_day Over 200million are infected with schistosomiasis (snail fever). Check out video: http://bit.ly/6bm5pD
RT @neglectednomore: #fact_of_the_day Over 200 million are infected with schistosomiasis. Check out this video: http://bit.ly/6bm5pD
alexandraweldon (Alexandra Weldon) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:57 -0000
RT @neglectednomore: #fact_of_the_day Over 200 million are infected with schistosomiasis. Check out this video: http://bit.ly/6bm5pD
#fact_of_the_day Over 200 million are infected with schistosomiasis (snail fever). Check out this video: http://bit.ly/6bm5pD
neglectednomore (neglectednomore) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:22:10 -0000
#fact_of_the_day Over 200 million are infected with schistosomiasis (snail fever). Check out this video: http://bit.ly/6bm5pD
Cambridge Schistosomiasis Research Group - Includes group information, articles, disease information, and history of studies on the parasite.
CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Schistosomiasis - Includes factsheets and news releases.
CDC DPDx - Schistosomiasis - Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
CDC Travelers' Health Information on Schistosomiasis - Factsheet with cause, affected areas of the world, symptoms, geographic distribution map, prevention, and treatment.
Meta Description: [ Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ]
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Schistosomiasis - Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, complications, and prevention.
Medmicro: Schistosomes and Other Trematodes - Medical and scientific information on the organisms and the diseases they cause.
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Schistosomiasis Control Initiative - Features objectives, disease information, programs, operating locations, and news.
Meta Description: [ Home page for the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI). ]
Schistosomiasis in China - Collaborative project between faculty of the Environmental Health Sciences Program and the College of Natural Resources at U.C. Berkeley, and the Sichuan Institute of Parasitic Disease (SIPD) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Includes disease information, projects, and publications.
Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases - Features disease information, parasite life cycle, research, achievements, news, publications, and images.
The York Schistosomiasis Research Group - Includes disease information, parasite life cycle, research information, and links.
WHO/OMS: Schistosomiasis - Includes factsheets on the disease, programs, and research.
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