schistosomiasis

Examples

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• In aldeamentos located near Lake Cahora Bassa, water-borne parasitic illnesses such as schistosomiasis and malaria posed new health threats.

  Academic text (2005)

• "I was once collecting mummified tissue to be tested for schistosomiasis, a disease caused by a parasitic worm," recalls Ikram.

  Academic text (2004)

• Integrated management and ecological restoration may be necessary to rid schistosomiasis from infected areas.

  Academic text (2009)

• A careful post-travel risk assessment is essential in determining whether the traveler may have been at risk from schistosomiasis.

  Academic text (2012)

• Schistosomiasis, or bilharzia as it is sometimes known, is an increasingly common infection contracted following contact with fresh water in infected areas.

  Academic text (2012)

• Burrowing into the skin and settling in veins, they cause the debilitating disease schistosomiasis.

  Academic text (2000)

• Also of significance is schistosomiasis, a debilitating disease spread by water snails (as intermediate hosts) in stagnant water.

  Academic text (2004)

• Many people in tropical regions suffer from schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic worms in freshwater.

• The symptoms of schistosomiasis can vary depending on which organs are affected by the parasitic infection.

• One effective way to prevent schistosomiasis is to avoid swimming in potentially contaminated water sources.

Synonyms

B

bilharzia

vsschistosomiasis

• Specialized

1 9.9

A disease from small worms that enter the body in fresh water

is the medical term used for that infection in formal contexts

B

bilharziasis

vsschistosomiasis

• Specialized

9.9

A disease caused by tiny water worms that infect people in tropical areas

is the technical term used broadly for the same infection

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology