schistosomiasis
Sign in to saveSchistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever is a neglected tropical disease, specifically a helminthiasis caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. It affects humans and many other animals. It affects the urinary tract or the intestines. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. Those who have been infected for a long time may experience liver damage, kidney failure, infertility, or bladder cancer. In children, schistosomiasis may cause poor growth and learning difficulties. Schistosomiasis belongs to the group of hel
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Schistosomiasis is a tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms that infect the urinary tract or intestines, causing symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody urine or stool. Long-term infection can lead to serious complications including liver damage, kidney failure, and cancer, while children may experience stunted growth and learning problems.
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Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Schistosomiasis
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Bilharzia, snail fever, Katayama fever
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- Schistosomiasis in a child 2.jpg
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- Medical condition.caption
- 11-year-old boy with abdominal fluid and portal hypertension due to schistosomiasis (Agusan del Sur, Philippines)
- Medical condition.field
- Infectious disease
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, blood in the urine
- Medical condition.complications
- Liver damage, cirrhosis, kidney failure, infertility (both male and female), bladder calcification, urethral obstruction, nephrotic syndrome, bladder cancer
- Medical condition.causes
- Schistosomes from freshwater snails
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- Finding eggs of the parasite in urine or stool, antibodies in blood
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38 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Acute infection
- Cercarial dermatitis
- Acute schistosomiasis (Katayama fever)
- Chronic infection
- Intestinal schistosomiasis
- Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis
- Pulmonary schistosomiasis
- Urogenital schistosomiasis
- Neuroschistosomiasis
- Transmission and life cycle
- Life cycle
- Other hosts
- Pathogenesis
- Acute infection
- Chronic infection
- Diagnosis
- Identification of eggs in stools
- Antibody detection
- Molecular diagnostics
- Laboratory testing
- Tissue biopsy
- Imaging
- Prevention
- Preventive anthelminthic administration
- Snails, dams, and prawns
- Integrated strategy in China
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Infection estimates
- Deaths
- History
- Etymology
- Society and culture
- Research
- See also
- References
- External links
Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever is a neglected tropical disease, specifically a helminthiasis caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. It affects humans and many other animals. It affects the urinary tract or the intestines. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. Those who have been infected for a long time may experience liver damage, kidney failure, infertility, or bladder cancer. In children, schistosomiasis may cause poor growth and learning difficulties. Schistosomiasis belongs to the group of helminth infections.
Schistosomiasis is spread by contact with fresh water contaminated with parasites released from infected freshwater snails. Diagnosis is made by finding the parasite's eggs in a person's urine or stool. It can also be confirmed by finding antibodies against the disease in the blood.