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Common in the tropics and Far East
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schistosomiasis
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1906, from schistosome (1905), from Modern Latin Schistosoma , from Greek skhistos "divided, cloven" (see schist ) + soma "body" (see somato- ).
Wikipedia
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The first symptom of starting schistosomiasis (which is also known as "bilharziasis") is a cutaneous condition characterized by mild itching and a papular dermatitis of the feet and other parts after swimming in polluted streams containing cercariae .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) Any of various diseases of humans caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus ''Schistosoma''
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: bilharzia , bilharziasis ]
Usage examples of schistosomiasis.
Malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhea, dysentery, dengue fever, and schistosomiasis (bilharzia) are prevalent.
Then there were all the diseases one is vulnerable to in the woods--giardiasis, eastern equine encephalitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, schistosomiasis, brucellosis, and shigellosis, to offer but a sampling.
Irrigation agriculture and fish farming provide ideal living conditions for the snails carrying schistosomiasis and for flukes that burrow through our skin as we wade through the feces-laden water.