schistosomiasis

pronunciation

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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 .

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