Schistosomiasis Flukes Parasitic Infectious Diseases
Schistosomiasis Flukes Parasitic Infectious Diseases
Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharziasis, is caused by a blood fluke whose larvae contaminate fresh water where humans contract the disease by wading, swimming, or bathing.
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Schistosomiasis - Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, complications, and prevention.
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WHO/OMS: Schistosomiasis - Includes factsheets on the disease, programs, and research.
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eMedicine - Schistosomiasis - Article by Palaniandy Kogulan, MD.
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CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Schistosomiasis - Includes factsheets and news releases.
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Schistosomiasis Control Initiative - Features objectives, disease information, programs, operating locations, and news.
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CDC DPDx - Schistosomiasis - Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
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Medmicro: Schistosomes and Other Trematodes - Medical and scientific information on the organisms and the diseases they cause.
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The York Schistosomiasis Research Group - Includes disease information, parasite life cycle, research information, and links.
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Schistosomiasis in China - Collaborative project between faculty of the Environmental Health Sciences Program and the College of Natural Resources at U.C. Berkeley, and the Sichuan Institute of Parasitic Disease (SIPD) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Includes disease informati
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Cambridge Schistosomiasis Research Group - Includes group information, articles, disease information, and history of studies on the parasite.
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