what does the word schitosomiasis(liver fluke disease) really mean.?

Question

you must tell me the mode of infection,and mode of transmission

Answer 1

Schistosomiasis is a group of diseases affecting mainly the genitourinary and gastro intestinal systems and caused by the trematodes - schisotosoma Man is the definitive host and is infected with freshwater containing schistosome cercariae.They penetrate the skin and via the veins travel to pulmonary vessels from where to liver via blood stream. The eggs laid by the female worms deposited in terminal blood vessels, are forced into the urinary bladder or small intestines. The discharged eggs hatch in water and liberate miracidia which which penetrate a specific snail host within 24 hours. They develop inside the snail host. cercariae are produced by the daughter sporocytes within 4-6 weeks and pass into the water. and these are infective for 2-3 days and the cycle of infection is repeated when they come into contact with man.

Answer 2

Schistosomiasis (Noun) pronounced: ' Shi stusow' mIusis' : An tropical infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma (Type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes - Flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals); common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected mainly transmitted by Snails and Pigs

Answer 3

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection cause by worms. The enter your body when you come into contact with contaminated water. They travel through your blood stream and set up a colony in your liver.

Answer 4

I assume you meant Schistosomiasis. The -iasis refers to an infection, and the Schistosom- part means divided body (referring to the nature of the worm).

Answer 5

Here are the facts from the Center for Disease Control (CDC):

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/schistosomiasis/factsht_schistosomiasis.htm

Answer 6

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