Visceral Schistosomiasis
This cutaneous condition: known as Visceral Schistosomiasis, can be Discussed here.
Persons finding themselves or loved ones depressed because of Visceral schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis) may like to share how they cope in order to help others world-wide searching for experiences.
Land use affects spread of schistosomiasis-carrying snails in Asia
To help inspire new ways of stopping the spread of schistosomiasis, researchers have studied the dispersal patterns of the snails that carry the infection. Irrigation channels and other land use patterns, they found, affect the likelihood of the snails spreading between neighboring areas. Ref. Source 2k.
New process may lead to vaccine for schistosomiasis. Scientists have developed a way to produce a protein antigen that may be useful as vaccine for schistosomiasis - a parasitic disease that infects millions of people, mostly in tropical and subtropical climates - according to new research. Source 8q.
Control HIV by treating schistosomiasis, new study suggests. Of the 34 million people worldwide with HIV, and the 200 million with schistosomiasis, the majority live in Africa -- where millions of people are simultaneously infected with both diseases. Now, researchers have shown that schistosomiasis infections are associated with increased HIV onward transmission, HIV acquisition in HIV negative women with urogenital schistosomiasis, and progression to death in HIV positive women. Source 3q.