Freshwater snails carry different types of parasites, which lead to different diseases, and one of the most dangerous is ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases. If left ...

Schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating tropical parasitic disease caused by schistosomes (Schistosoma spp.), transmitted by freshwater snails. It is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) of both ...

After hatching, the parasites seek out freshwater snails to support their growth and development ... These worms can live in a host’s bloodstream for decades. Schistosomiasis is the name of the ...

The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here is ramping up its fight against schistosomiasis in the Eastern Visayas ...

Also known as bilharzia, schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic flatworms (schistosomes) that live in the blood vessels of a vertebrate host. The complex life cycle of Schistosoma also involves an ...

The squishy little parasites are less than an inch long, but they cause a globe-girdling disease variously known as schistosomiasis, bilharziasis, or simply snail fever. The more man does to ...