Symptoms of schistosomiasis?

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Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by schistosomal schistosomiasis. It is mainly prevalent in 73 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with about 200 million patients. There are two main types of schistosomiasis: one is intestinal schistosomiasis, mainly caused by Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum; The other is urinary schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma aegypti. Schistosomiasis japonica is the main epidemic disease in China. Symptoms of schistosomiasis? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of schistosomiasis?

Patients may have cough, chest pain, occasionally with blood in sputum and so on. Fever is the main symptom of this stage. The level, duration and type of fever vary with the severity of infection. Gastrointestinal symptoms are often dysentery like stool, with blood and mucus.

Because the acute stage has not been found, untreated or incomplete treatment, or a small number of repeated infection and other reasons, gradually developed into chronic. This period can last for 10 to 20 years. Because of its long course of disease, the severity of symptoms may vary greatly.

The patient was extremely emaciated and presented with ascites, splenomegaly, abdominal wall venous distention and other late severe symptoms. Lung symptoms cough quite common, can have chest pain, blood phlegm and other symptoms. The eggs were examined from feces or hatched miracidia, and the eggs were examined from rectal mucosa.

matters needing attention

1. Do not swim or play in lakes, ponds and canals where snails are distributed. 2. People who inevitably come into contact with infected water in production and life can apply protective ointment before contacting infected water to prevent schistosomiasis infection. 3. After contacting the epidemic water, the necessary examination and early treatment should be carried out to the local schistosomiasis control department in time.