schistosomiasis
pronunciation
How to pronounce schistosomiasis in British English: UK [ˌʃɪstəsəʊ'maɪəsɪs]
How to pronounce schistosomiasis in American English: US [ˌʃɪstəsoʊ'maɪəsɪs]
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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
Word Origin
- schistosomiasis (n.)
- 1906, from schistosome (1905), from Modern Latin Schistosoma, from Greek skhistos "divided, cloven" (see schist) + soma "body" (see somato-).
Example
- 1. Even more of a problem are life-threatening parasitic infections , such as malaria and schistosomiasis .
- 2. Victims of schistosomiasis , also called snail-fever , suffer chronic diarrhoea , fatigue and fever .
- 3. People develop schistosomiasis , or infections with schistosomes , by swimming in or touching water containing infected snails that release the larvae into the water .
- 4. And fighting schistosomiasis requires a more holistic , multi-pronged approach-particularly now that ecosystems in the three gorges region have been altered .
- 5. China 's ministry of health , meanwhile , is trying to control schistosomiasis infections with a combination of drugs and applications of molluscicides , pesticides that wipe out the disease 's snail carriers .