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Abstract
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.
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- Bilharziasis
- Katayama Fever
- Schistoma Infection
- Bilharziases
- Fever, Katayama
- Infection, Schistoma
- Infections, Schistoma
- Schistoma Infections
- Schistosomiases
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Schistosomiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012552. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012552
- Schistosomiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistosomiasis
- Schistosomiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q221159