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    Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes that infects over 200 million people worldwide, mostly in Africa. It is transmitted through contact with fresh water infected by snail hosts that shed fluke larvae, which can penetrate human skin. The flukes mature and reproduce in the body, releasing eggs that can cause damage to internal organs and symptoms ranging from abdominal pain to bladder cancer. Prevention relies on improved sanitation and limiting exposure to infected freshwater sources.

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    Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes that infects over 200 million people worldwide, mostly in Africa. It is transmitted through contact with fresh water infected by snail hosts that shed fluke larvae, which can penetrate human skin. The flukes mature and reproduce in the body, releasing eggs that can cause damage to internal organs and symptoms ranging from abdominal pain to bladder cancer. Prevention relies on improved sanitation and limiting exposure to infected freshwater sources.

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    Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes that infects over 200 million people worldwide, mostly in Africa. It is transmitted through contact with fresh water infected by snail hosts that shed fluke larvae, which can penetrate human skin. The flukes mature and reproduce in the body, releasing eggs that can cause damage to internal organs and symptoms ranging from abdominal pain to bladder cancer. Prevention relies on improved sanitation and limiting exposure to infected freshwater sources.

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    Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes that infects over 200 million people worldwide, mostly in Africa. It is transmitted through contact with fresh water infected by snail hosts that shed fluke larvae, which can penetrate human skin. The flukes mature and reproduce in the body, releasing eggs that can cause damage to internal organs and symptoms ranging from abdominal pain to bladder cancer. Prevention relies on improved sanitation and limiting exposure to infected freshwater sources.

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    WHAT IS ARE YOU AT RISK OF

    SCHISTOSOMIASIS ? SCHISTOSOMIASIS ?
    Parasitic disease caused by blood flukes
    (trematodes) of the genus Schistosoma.

    Fishermen
    EPIDEMIOLOGY Women

    221 million people infected worldwide.


    9 out of 10 infected people live in Africa.

    China, Indonesia, Manual workers Children


    Intestinal Philippines
    Schistosomiasis
    District of Cambodia
    S. mansoni
    and Lao TRANSMISSION
    SCHISTOMIASIS S. mekongi
    S. japonicum Africa, Middle East,
    Carribean and Brazil SOURCE
    SPREAD

    Urogenital
    Schistosomiasis Africa and Middle Poor toilet habits
    S. haematobium East

    Swimming

    Poor sewage system Drinking water

    Washing clothes
    Reservoir hosts
    LIFE CYCLE SIGNS AND Intestinal Schistosomiasis
    SYMPTOMS
    Acute Schistosomiasis

    Rectal prolapse Intestinal polyposis

    Urogenital Schistosomiasis
    Abdominal pain Bloody diarrhoea
    The Evil Eggs Bladder Squamous Cell
    Carcinoma

    Treatment
    Tiny villain : Cercaria
    Headache Fever and Lethargy

    Chronic Schistosomiasis

    CERCARIAL DERMATITIS AKA SWIMMER’S ITCH Prevention


    Hepatomegaly
    Ascites

    Symmers' pipestem fibrosis

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