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Describe schistosomiasis

Describe briefly the term schistosomiasis?

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Schistosomiasis is a worm infection caused by the schistosomes, a species of the flatworms (platyhelminthes). The disease is prevalent in the Latin America and in Far East. The major species of schistosome found in the Latin America is Schistosoma mansoni.

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