Which department is schistosomiasis in?

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Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by schistosomiasis parasitizing on human body. Special attention should be paid to diet. It has a variety of complex clinical symptoms. Ascites, liver and spleen function damage, and even lung and brain damage can be seen in the late stage, which is harmful to human health. Now, let's take a look at which department is schistosomiasis? Let's introduce the related knowledge of the field.

Which department is schistosomiasis in?

First, schistosomiasis is linked to the dermatology department. Patients suffering from schistosomiasis may not have symptoms in the early stage, or may have symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool and fatigue. If they are not examined and treated in time, they will be infected repeatedly for a long time and gradually develop into chronic advanced schistosomiasis; Children suffering from schistosomiasis can affect growth and development, growth is not high, mental retardation; Women suffering from schistosomiasis may have irregular menstruation and infertility; If it develops into advanced schistosomiasis, ascites will grow in the abdominal cavity, and the liver and spleen will be swollen, showing that the abdomen is as big as a drum, and the bones are as thin as wood, and some will vomit blood, which is life-threatening.

Second, it is mainly popular in the Yangtze River Valley and other provinces and regions south of China, such as Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanghai and Fujian. In addition, it is also popular in mountainous areas with complex terrain such as Sichuan and Yunnan. However, schistosomiasis is not prevalent in the above areas, and some counties are endemic areas.

Third: the general population is generally susceptible to schistosomiasis. As long as they come into contact with infected water, both men and women, old and young, may get sick, so everyone is susceptible to schistosomiasis. People are often infected by contact with infected water, such as weeding, flood control, fishing for shrimp, water work, swimming, laundry, etc.

matters needing attention

Avoid contact with water containing schistosome cercariae. In schistosomiasis epidemic season, people and animals should not wash clothes in rivers, weirs, ditches, pools and ponds with snails. Middle and primary school students should pay special attention not to play with water and take a bath in these places. If you have to work in these snail environments, you should take some protective measures, such as wearing rubber boots, gloves or applying anti echinococcal cream on your body, to avoid skin contact with water.