tropical countries, schistosomiasis is second only to malaria among parasitic diseases with the greatest economic impact. Schistosomiasis is listed as a neglected...
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Schistosoma haematobium (redirect from Schistosomiasis haematobia)
It is found in Africa and the Middle East. It is the major agent of schistosomiasis, the most prevalent parasitic infection in humans. It is the only blood...
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Schistosoma mansoni (redirect from Schistosomiasis mansoni)
(mesenteric veins) near the human intestine. It causes intestinal schistosomiasis (similar to S. japonicum, S. mekongi, S. guineensis, and S. intercalatum)...
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Hospital and Schistosomiasis Center is a public hospital in the Palo, Philippines. It was originally created as a research arm of the Schistosomiasis Control...
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Schistosoma (redirect from Veterinary schistosomiasis)
produce these. Praziquantel "Schistosomiasis Fact Sheet". World Health Organization. Retrieved 10 August 2011. "Schistosomiasis". Centers for Disease Control...
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Schistosoma japonicum (redirect from Schistosomiasis japonica)
of schistosomiasis japonica, a disease that still remains a significant health problem especially in lake and marshland regions. Schistosomiasis is an...
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A Schistosomiasis vaccine is a vaccine against Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, bilharziosis or snail fever), a parasitic disease caused by several...
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multilocularis. Schistosomiasis caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma: As of 2005, praziquantel is the primary treatment for human schistosomiasis, for which...
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Timeline of deworming (redirect from Timeline of schistosomiasis)
2016-06-26. "WHA54.19 Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections" (PDF). World Health Organization. "About". Schistosomiasis Control Initiative...
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Neglected tropical diseases (section Schistosomiasis)
for NTDs are relatively inexpensive. For example, praziquantel for schistosomiasis costs about US $0.20 per child per year. Nevertheless, in 2010 it was...
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Unlimit Health (redirect from Schistosomiasis control initiative)
Unlimit Health (previously known as SCI Foundation and as the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative) is an international organisation working to end parasitic...
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A schistosomicide is a drug used to combat schistosomiasis. Examples listed in MeSH include: amoscanate arteether artemether chloroxylenol hycanthone...
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Top 10 Most Dangerous Animals In The World, Conservation Institute Schistosomiasis: Still a Cause of Significant Morbidity and Mortality, National Center...
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children, for worm infections notably soil-transmitted helminthiasis, and schistosomiasis in areas with a high prevalence of these conditions. It involves treating...
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"Human schistosomiasis". Lancet. 383 (9936): 2253–2264. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61949-2. ISSN 1474-547X. PMC 4672382. PMID 24698483. "Schistosomiasis". www...
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Granuloma (section Schistosomiasis)
A granuloma is an aggregation of macrophages (along with other cells) that forms in response to chronic inflammation. This occurs when the immune system...
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Tropical Diseases and the WHO aim to control worm infections, including schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (which are caused by roundworms...
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Pathobiologist Aklilu Lemma. In 1964, he discovered an alternative treatment for schistosomiasis, known as snail fever....
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Marta; Grande, Cristina (2016). "Deep, multi-stage transcriptome of the schistosomiasis vector Biomphalaria glabrata provides platform for understanding molluscan...
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produced, venoms have become important tools in neurological research. Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, bilharziosis, or snail fever) is transmitted...
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being gifted to Ronald Reagan, on 30 August 1984, Jayathu died of schistosomiasis in the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Her death was surrounded...
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Tu Youyou (section Schistosomiasis)
a traditional Chinese medicine believed to be useful for treating schistosomiasis, caused by trematodes which infect the urinary tract or the intestines...
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deaths from schistosomiasis, while more than 200,000 people were estimated in 2013 to die annually from causes related to schistosomiasis. Another 20...
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as Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease), Hookworm, Elephantiasis, Schistosomiasis, Malaria, and Amebiasis cause unique and specific symptoms and are...
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Self-experimentation refers to scientific experimentation in which the experimenter conducts the experiment on themself. Often this means that the designer...
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), "Helminth Infections: Soil-transmitted Helminth Infections and Schistosomiasis", Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd ed.), Washington...
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praziquantel, a medication which is under investigation for the treatment of schistosomiasis in young children with less side effects than the racemate. In December...
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bladder cancer is transitional cell, but bladder cancer associated with schistosomiasis is often SCC.[citation needed] Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma...
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Malaria RTS,S research: Trypanosomiasis Helminthiasis research: Hookworm Schistosomiasis Other Androvax (androstenedione albumin) Cancer vaccines ALVAC-CEA...
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Malaria RTS,S research: Trypanosomiasis Helminthiasis research: Hookworm Schistosomiasis Other Androvax (androstenedione albumin) Cancer vaccines ALVAC-CEA...
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