infection

Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever is a neglected tropical disease, specifically a helminthiasis caused by flatworms called schistosomes. It affects humans and many other animals. It affects the tract or the intestines. Symptoms include pain, , bloody stool, or blood in the urine. Those who have been infected for a long time may experience liver damage, kidney failure, , or cancer. In children, schistosomiasis may cause poor growth and learning difficulties. Schistosomiasis belongs to the group of helminth .

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Symptoms — what it feels like

· pain, , bloody stool, blood in the urine

Causes — why it happens

·Schistosomes from freshwater snails

How it's found

·Finding eggs of the parasite in urine or stool, in blood

Prevention

·Access to clean water

Complications

·Liver damage, , kidney failure, (both male and female), calcification, urethral obstruction, nephrotic , bladder cancer

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