Schistosoma mansoni - Wikipedia
网页Schistosoma mansoni is a water-borne parasite of humans, and belongs to the group of blood flukes (Schistosoma). The adult lives in the blood vessels (mesenteric veins) near the human intestine. It causes intestinal schistosomiasis (similar to S. japonicum, S. mekongi, S. guineensis, and S. intercalatum). Clinical symptoms are caused by the eggs.
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网页Acute schistosomiasis (Katayama fever) is a systemic hypersensitivity reaction that may occur weeks after the initial infection, especially by S. mansoni and S. japonicum. Manifestations include systemic symptoms/signs including fever, cough, abdominal pain, diarrhea, hepatosplenomegaly, and eosinophilia.
Schistosomiasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2023年2月1日 · Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Estimates show that at least 251.4 million people required preventive treatment in 2021.
Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia
网页All serum specimens are tested by FAST-ELISA using S. mansoni adult microsomal antigen. A positive reaction (greater than 9 units/μL serum) indicates infection with Schistosoma species. Sensitivity for S. mansoni infection is 99%, 95% for S. haematobium infection, and less than 50% for S. japonicum infection. Specificity of this assay for ...
About Schistosomiasis | Schistosomiasis | CDC - Centers for …
网页2024年6月17日 · Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. More than 200 million people worldwide are infected. Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It is the second most dangerous parasitic disease after malaria.
Schistosoma mansoni - PMC - National Center for Biotechnology …
网页Schistosoma mansoni is the causative agent of intestinal schistosomiasis and infects ~54 million people annually, causing significant mortality and morbidity. This parasitic trematode is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, and colonized South America during the transatlantic slave trade.
Schistosomiasis: Life Cycle, Diagnosis, and Control - PMC
网页2019年6月22日 · Three main schistosomiasis species can infect humans; S. haematobium, S. japonicum, and S. mansoni. The parasites life cycle includes two kind of reproduction; asexual reproduction in snails and sexual reproduction in mammals.
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年2月19日 · In men, urogenital schistosomiasis can induce pathology of the seminal vesicles, prostate, and other organs. This disease may also have other long-term irreversible consequences, including infertility. The economic and health effects of schistosomiasis are considerable and the disease disables more than it kills.
Schistosomiasis - Nature Reviews Disease Primers
网页2018年8月9日 · This paper reviews and quantifies clinical morbidity due to S. haematobium and S. mansoni and puts forward annual mortality estimates of schistosomiasis in excess of 200,000 in Africa alone ...
Schistosomiasis Facts | Schistosomiasis | CDC - Centers for …
网页2024年3月4日 · Areas where human schistosomiasis is found. Schistosoma mansoni. Distributed throughout Africa: There is risk of infection in freshwater in southern and sub-Saharan Africa–including the great lakes and rivers as well as smaller bodies of water. Transmission also occurs in the Nile River valley in Sudan and Egypt.
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