schistosomiasis (redirected from Bilharziosis)

schis·to·so·mi·a·sis  (shst-s-m-ss)

n. pl. schis·to·so·mi·a·ses (-sz)

Any of various generally tropical diseases caused by infestation with schistosomes, widespread in rural areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America through use of contaminated water, and characterized by infection and gradual destruction of the tissues of the kidneys, liver, and other organs. Also called bilharziasis, snail fever.

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schistosomiasis [ˌʃɪstəsəʊˈmaɪəsɪs]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a disease caused by infestation of the body with blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma Also called bilharziasis

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schistosomiasis  (shst-s-m-ss)

Any of a group of diseases caused by flatworm parasites of the genus Schistosoma that infest the blood of humans and other mammals, characterized by severe diarrhea and damage to vital organs, including the intestine and bladder. Schistosomiasis is seen in rural areas of Africa, Latin America, and Asia, and it is transmitted through contact with contaminated water.

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schistosomiasis - 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 bilharzia, bilharziasis infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms infestation - the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites