It has also grown to be a highly active research center for endemic diseases such as malaria and bilharziasis.
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The parasitic flatworms of " Schistosoma " cause a group of chronic infections called schistosomiasis known also as bilharziasis.
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There, he also contracted bilharziasis, a tropical disease that went undiagnosed for several years and left him crippled for the rest of his life.
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Other scholars, however, have identified the " plague of emerods " with other medical conditions, such as bilharziasis, or the bites of camel spiders.
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Under British rule, efforts were undertaken to fight the Tsetse fly ( a carrier of sleeping sickness ), and to fight malaria and bilharziasis; more hospitals were built.
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It is actually caused by parasite infestation of the urinary tract or intestines by " Schistosoma haematobium ", and cases of it are actually schistosomiasis, formerly known as bilharziasis.
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The first symptom of starting schistosomiasis ( which is also known as " bilharziasis " ) is a cutaneous condition characterized by mild itching and a papular dermatitis of the feet and other parts after swimming in polluted streams containing cercariae.
परिभाषा
an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected पर्याय: schistosomiasis, bilharzia,