What is schistosomiasis

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Some time ago, I went camping with my friends and had a good time. It seemed that my hands and feet were bitten by something and I felt itchy. Moreover, I always felt cough, expectoration, chest pain and discomfort. I also had a fever at night. I went to the hospital for examination and the result was schistosomiasis. Now let's talk about what schistosomiasis is.

What is schistosomiasis

First: "schistosomiasis" is a chronic parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma of the genus schizosoma. It is mainly prevalent in 73 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with about 200 million patients. Schistosomiasis is mainly divided into two types, one is intestinal schistosomiasis, mainly caused by Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum. The other is urinary schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma aegypti.

Second, there are acute and chronic schistosomiasis. Acute schistosomiasis occurs when a large number of cercariae are infected. The patients develop rapidly and can develop into advanced or failure state in a short time, leading to death.

Third, chronic schistosomiasis generally develops slowly. In the early stage, it has different degrees of impact on physical strength. In the late stage, ascites, splenomegaly, dwarfism and other diseases appear, resulting in the loss of our labor force and even death.

matters needing attention

The harm of schistosomiasis to human body is relatively large. Once suffering from schistosomiasis, we should go to the regular hospital for examination in time, and carry out treatment under the guidance of professional doctors, so as not to miss the best treatment period.