Schistosomiasis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2022年3月23日 · Schistosomiasis is caused by a parasitic flatworm that enters your skin from infected bodies of water. It is associated with bladder cancer. There is no vaccine, but there is a drug to treat it.
Parasitic Worms in Humans: Types, Symptoms, and Much More - Healthline
2023年5月4日 · There are a variety of parasitic worms that can take up residence in humans. Among them are flatworms, roundworms, and thorny-headed worms (spiny-headed worms). The risk of parasitic worm...
Skin Worms (Cutaneous Filariasis) Types, Treatment, Prevention
2018年8月24日 · Cutaneous filariasis simply means skin manifestations of filariasis but these worms can infest other parts of the body like the lymphatic system and body cavities. There are hundreds of filarial worms but only about 8 of these worms parasitize humans.
Parasitic Infections of the Skin - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Parasites on the skin are usually small insects or worms that burrow into the skin to live there or lay their eggs. Click on the links below to learn more about this topic. Creeping Eruption. Lice. Scabies
Schistosomiasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 (Bilharzia) - National Institute of Allergy and ...
2016年9月24日 · Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia or snail fever, is an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes or blood flukes. Most human infections are caused by Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, or S. japonicum. The parasites spend part of their lifecycle in freshwater snails.
Flatworm | Reproduction, Examples, & Characteristics | Britannica
2024年12月28日 · Adult forms of parasitic flatworms are confined almost entirely to specific vertebrate hosts; the larval forms, however, occur in vertebrates and in invertebrates, especially in mollusks, arthropods (e.g., crabs), and annelids (e.g., marine polychaetes). They are cosmopolitan in distribution, but their occurrence is closely related to that of ...
Scientists Decode Genomes of Deadly Parasitic Flatworms
2009年6月27日 · Scientists have sequenced the complete genomes of 2 flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a devastating tropical disease. The accomplishment provides an invaluable resource for developing new tools to treat the disease. Schistosomiasis—also known as snail fever—is a neglected tropical disease prevalent in Africa, South America and Asia.
Stem Cells Discovered in Deadly Parasitic Flatworms
2013年3月11日 · The flatworms that cause the tropical disease schistosomiasis can live and reproduce inside infected humans for decades. In a new study, researchers identified the stem cells that may be responsible. The discovery could lay the groundwork for new strategies to treat the devastating disease caused by the parasite.
Schistosomiasis - Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2018年8月9日 · Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms (blood flukes) of the genus Schistosoma, with considerable morbidity in parts of the Middle East,...