Schistosomiasis
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012552
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.865.859
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| Concept/Terms |
Schistosomiasis- Schistosomiasis
- Schistosomiases
- Katayama Fever
- Fever, Katayama
- Bilharziasis
- Bilharziases
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