Schistosomiasis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis Treatment - Cleveland Clinic Schistosomiasis is caused by a parasitic flatworm that enters your skin from infected bodies of water It is associated with bladder cancer There is no vaccine, but there is a drug to treat it What is schistosomiasis? Schistosomiasis is an infection caused by trematodes (flukes)
CDC - DPDx - Schistosomiasis Infection Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) is caused by some species of blood trematodes (flukes) in the genus Schistosoma The three main species infecting humans are S chistosoma haematobium, S japonicum, and S mansoni
Schistosomiasis - Infectious Diseases - MSD Manual Professional Edition Schistosomiasis is infection with blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, which are acquired transcutaneously by swimming or wading in contaminated freshwater The organisms infect the vasculature of the gastrointestinal or genitourinary system
Schistosomiasis | Types, Causes, Transmission, Symptoms, Treatment . . . schistosomiasis, group of chronic disorders caused by small parasitic flatworms (family Schistosomatidae) commonly called blood flukes Schistosomiasis is characterized by inflammation of the intestines, bladder, liver, and other organs
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) - World Health Organization (WHO) Schistosomiasis is a disease of poverty that leads to chronic ill-health Infection is acquired when people come into contact with fresh water infested with the larval forms (cercariae) of parasitic blood flukes, known as schistosomes The microscopic adult worms live in the veins draining the urinary tract and intestines
About Schistosomiasis | Schistosomiasis | CDC Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms More than 200 million people worldwide are infected Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) It is the second most dangerous parasitic disease after malaria The parasites that cause schistosomiasis live in certain types of freshwater snails
Schistosomiasis Disease Symptoms and Treatment - Verywell Health Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by a parasitic worm A parasite is an organism that invades a human body (called the host) and feeds off it to survive The worm that causes schistosomiasis can damage several organs
Human schistosomiasis - PMC Human schistosomiasis—or bilharzia—is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flukes of the genus Schistosoma By conservative estimates, at least 230 million people worldwide are infected with Schistosoma spp Adult schistosome worms colonise human
Schistosomiasis - Infections - MSD Manual Consumer Version Schistosomiasis is infection caused by certain flatworms (flukes), called schistosomes People acquire schistosomiasis by swimming or bathing in fresh water that is contaminated with the flukes
Schistosomiasis: Diagnosis - UpToDate Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by infection with parasitic blood flukes The three major species are Schistosoma japonicum (East Asia), Schistosoma mansoni (Africa and South America), and Schistosoma haematobium (Africa and the Middle East)