ABOUT SCHISTOSOMA

SCHISTOSOMA
flukes parasitic worms
class trematoda
plylum plathelminthes(flat worms)

SCHISTOSOMA SPECIES
 1)schistosoma haematobium
2) schistosoma manson
3)schistosoms japonicam
4)schistosoma mekongi

*Other name of schistosoma is Bilhazia orsnail fever.
schistosoma cause schistomiasis
HABITAT
-Urinary tract
-intestine
schistosoma haematobium is endemic parasite its spesial in Africa
VECTOR
-vector of schistomiasis ic snail

MODE OF TRASMITION AND LIFE CYCLE OF SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM
-through swimming,walking and bathing in the contaminated water with cercariae.Transmition involve the snail as intermediate host in which intective stage.Human is infected through penetration of unbroken skin, with cercarial (this is infective stage).Egg are eliminated with faeces or urine.Under optical conditions the egg hatch and release miracidium.Miracidium swimm and penetratespecific snail



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