Diseases

Schistosomiasis haematobia

A human disease caused by the infection of parasitic worms SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM. It is endemic in AFRICA and parts of the MIDDLE EAST. Tissue damages most often occur in the URINARY TRACT, specifically the URINARY BLADDER.

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Abstract

A human disease caused by the infection of parasitic worms SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM. It is endemic in AFRICA and parts of the MIDDLE EAST. Tissue damages most often occur in the URINARY TRACT, specifically the URINARY BLADDER.

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13 entry terms
  • Schistosoma haematobia Infection
  • Schistosomiasis haematobium
  • Infection, Schistosoma haematobia
  • Infections, Schistosoma haematobia
  • Schistosoma haematobia Infections
  • Schistosomiasis, Urinary
  • Urinary Schistosomiasis
  • Urogenital Schistosomiasis
  • Schistosomiases, Urinary
  • Schistosomiases, Urogenital
  • Schistosomiasis, Urogenital
  • Urinary Schistosomiases
  • Urogenital 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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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; in titles & translations do not capitalize haematobia

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Previous Indexing

  • Schistosoma haematobium (1972-1985)
  • Schistosomiasis (1966-1985)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Schistosomiasis haematobia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012553. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012553
  2. Schistosomiasis haematobia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554637