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UK
/ʃˌɪstəsˈəʊmɪˌæsiz/
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NOUN
- an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
How To Use schistosomiasis In A Sentence
- Part of the reason Egypt has so many carriers of HCV, according to the WHO and Ministry of Health, is due to government campaigns between the 1950s and 1980s treating rural populations for schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, an endemic water-borne parasitic disease present in the Nile River. Undefined
- Malnutrition and tropical diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis, and sleeping sickness are widespread.
- Schistosomiasis, also called bilharzia and once known as the disease of the pharaohs because traces have been found in mummified bodies, could be brought under control in the worst afflicted countries by an ambitious project launched from the UK. Undefined
- The new commitments aim to eradicate or reduce leprosy, lymphatic filariasis (also known as elephantiasis), blinding trachoma, sleeping sickness, Guinea worm, schistosomiasis (also called bilharzia), river blindness, soil-transmitted helminthes, Chagas disease and visceral leishmaniasis. Agencies, Drug Makers, Gates Target 10 Diseases
- Objective : To introduce schistosomiasis vaccine alternative antigen and schistosomiasis vaccine.
- Objective For further understanding epidemiologic features and degree of schistosomiasis japonica in the lake region.
- These include lymphatic filariasis, the soil-transmitted helminthiases, schistosomiasis, dracunculiasis and onchocerciasis.
- Schistosomiasis vaccine is an important long - term strategy in the control of infection and transmission of Schistosoma.
- Another report says that the plant contains asparagusic acid which is nematocidal and is used in the treatment of schistosomiasis.
- Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is an epidemic disease characterized by the gradual destruction of the kidneys, liver and other organs by a parasitic worm.