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Preferred term

Schistosomiasis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Infection with flukes (trematodes) of the genus SCHISTOSOMA. Three species produce the most frequent clinical diseases: SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM (endemic in Africa and the Middle East), SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI (in Egypt, northern and southern Africa, some West Indies islands, northern 2/3 of South America), and SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM (in Japan, China, the Philippines, Celebes, Thailand, Laos). S. mansoni is often seen in Puerto Ricans living in the United States.

Entry terms

  • Bilharziasis
  • Katayama Fever
  • Schistoma Infection

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N855J9VX-C

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