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What is another term for schistosomiasis?
Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharziasis or snail fever
What has the author Rameses Girges written?
Rameses Girges has written: 'Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis)' -- subject(s): Schistosoma, Schistosomiasis
What is the name origin of bilharziasis?
Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharziasis.The name bilharziasis comes from Theodor Bilharz, a German pathologist, who identified the worms in 1851.
What has the author Robert McKenzie Honey written?
Robert McKenzie Honey has written: 'The urological aspects of bilharziasis in Rhodesia' -- subject(s): Schistosomiasis, Urinary organs, Diseases
Is Schistosomiasis contagious?
Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia, is usually not spread directly from one person to another. It usually spreads by exposure to water in which the snails that serve as the host for the parasite are found. An infected person passes the parasites on to the snails, where the parasite continues its life cycle, and is released into the water to infect another person.
Can you get Schistosomiasis twice?
no
Does Schistosomiasis kill?
Yes, schistosomiasis certainly can kill. Although, it is also easily preventable as well as curable. Go to... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schistosomiasis#History ...for more information.
How menstruation is harmful or useful for men?
Male menstruation is a term occasionally unofficially used for a type of bleeding in the urine or faeces, reported in some tropical countries. It is actually caused by parasite infestation of the urinary tract or intestines by Schistosoma haematobium, and cases of it are actually schistosomiasis, formerly known as bilharziasis.
Can schistosomiasis kill you?
yes
What are the treatments for schistosomiasis?
The use of medications against schistosomiasis, such as praziquantel (Biltricide), oxamniquine, and metrifonate, have been shown to be safe and effective.
What is the pathognomonic of schistosomiasis?
Gaucher disease
Which organism causes schistosomiasis?
worm
