Schistosoma

Introduction: Schistosoma

Description of Schistosoma

Schistosoma (medical condition): Parasitic fluke infection in developing countries.

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Schistosomiasis:
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  »Symptoms of Schistosomiasis
  »Tests for Schistosomiasis
  »Treatments for Schistosomiasis

Schistosoma: genus of digenetic trematodes, including the important blood flukes of humans and domestic animals, that cause schistosomiasis; characterized by elongate shape, by separate sexes with marked sexual dimorphism, by their unusual location in the smaller blood vessels of their host, and by utilization of water snails as intermediate hosts.
Source: CRISP

Schistosoma: A genus of trematode flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae. There are over a dozen species. These parasites are found in man and other mammals. Snails are the intermediate hosts.
Source: MeSH 2007

Schistosoma as a Disease

Schistosoma: Another name for Schistosomiasis (or close medical condition association).
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Schistosoma: Related Diseases

Schistosoma: Schistosoma is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Parasitic Conditions
• Fluke infections
• Bladder conditions
• Urinary disorders
• Liver conditions

Symptoms of Schistosoma (Schistosomiasis)

Some of the symptoms of Schistosoma incude:

• Skin rash
• Itchy skin
• Fever
• Chills
• Cough

See full list of 25 symptoms of Schistosoma (Schistosomiasis)

Treatments for Schistosoma (Schistosomiasis)

Treatments for Schistosoma (Schistosomiasis) include:

• Anthelmintic drugs

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Treatment of Schistosoma: For more treatment information about Schistosoma, see treatment of Schistosomiasis (Schistosoma)

Schistosoma: Article Excerpts about Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia (bill-HAR-zi-a), is a disease caused by parasitic worms. Infection with Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, and S. japonicum causes illness in humans. Although schistosomiasis is not found in the United States, 200 million people are infected worldwide. (Source: excerpt from Schistosomiasis: DPD)

Schistosoma: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Schistosoma:

• bilharzia
• Schistosoma hematobium
• Schistosoma mansoni
• Schistosoma japonicum
• Schistosoma intercalatum
• Schistosoma mekongi
• S hematobium
• S mansoni
• S japonicum
• S intercalatum
• S mekongi
• blood flukes
• Katayama fever

Terms associated with Schistosoma:

Terms Similar to Schistosoma:

• Bilharzia

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Schistosomicides

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Schistosoma:

• Schistosoma haematobium
• Schistosoma japonicum
• Schistosoma mansoni

Source - MeSH 2007

• Schistosoma japonicum
• Schistosoma mansoni

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Schistosoma

• Schistosomatidae

Source - MeSH 2007

• Trematoda

Source - CRISP

The term Schistosoma can be used for:

• blood fluke
• Schistosoma hematobium

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Schistosoma:

• Biomphalaria

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Schistosoma

The following list attempts to classify Schistosoma into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Animals
  • Invertebrates
    • Helminths
      • Platyhelminths
        • Trematoda
          • Schistosomatidae
            • Schistosoma

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