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Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Infectious_Diseases: Parasitic: Flukes: Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharziasis, is caused by a blood fluke whose larvae contaminate fresh water where humans contract the disease by wading, swimming, or bathing.

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Last update: 20:14 PT, Monday, October 30, 2006 - edit