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Environmental Health

Environmental Health. Schistosomiasis: Is it a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD)? What is it and Why Does it Matter in an African Community? A presentation to Communicable Disease Investigators by Richard Kara, Walden University, PhD Student May 4, 2009. Agenda. Stakeholders

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Digeneans: All life cycles involve a mollusc and a vertebrate

Digeneans: All life cycles involve a mollusc and a vertebrate All life cycles are similar but different All life cycles are a variation of one theme. Adult-egg-miracidium- [black box of sprorocyst/rediae] Cercariae leave snail (usually): 1) penetrate host (definitive or intermediate)

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The Biology of Schistosomiasis

The Biology of Schistosomiasis. By: Tricia Stone, Marielle Remillard & Tracy Wright. Schistosomes. macroscopic parasite from the genus Schistosoma characterized by significant sexual dimorphism Schistosoma= split body. Types of Schistosomes. Three species affect humans:

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