"Schistosomiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection with flukes (trematodes) of the genus SCHISTOSOMA. Three species produce the most frequent clinical diseases: SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM (endemic in Africa and the Middle East), SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI (in Egypt, northern and southern Africa, some West Indies islands, northern 2/3 of South America), and SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM (in Japan, China, the Philippines, Celebes, Thailand, Laos). S. mansoni is often seen in Puerto Ricans living in the United States.
| Descriptor ID |
D012552
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.865.859
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| Concept/Terms |
Schistosomiasis- Schistosomiasis
- Schistosomiases
- Schistoma Infection
- Infection, Schistoma
- Infections, Schistoma
- Schistoma Infections
- Katayama Fever
- Fever, Katayama
- Bilharziasis
- Bilharziases
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Schistosomiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Nogueira DA, S?fadi T, Lima RR, Mata ASD, Graciano MMC, Bar?ante JMP, Bar?ante TA, Dourado SMP. Spatio-temporal GAMLSS modeling of the incidence of schistosomiasis in the central region of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Cad Saude Publica. 2023; 39(6):e00068822.
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Gilani JM, Khan OA. Concerns with travel medicine article. Del Med J. 2007 Aug; 79(8):323-4; author reply 325.
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Jankovic D, Cheever AW, Kullberg MC, Wynn TA, Yap G, Caspar P, Lewis FA, Clynes R, Ravetch JV, Sher A. CD4+ T cell-mediated granulomatous pathology in schistosomiasis is downregulated by a B cell-dependent mechanism requiring Fc receptor signaling. J Exp Med. 1998 Feb 16; 187(4):619-29.
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Dembert ML. Gastrointestinal parasitic infections. Compr Ther. 1982 Aug; 8(8):27-35.
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Orrego H, Israel Y, Crossley IR, Mahmoud AA, Peters PA, Varghese G, Wanless IR. Effect of chronic alcohol intake on hepatic fibrosis and granulomas in murine schistosomiasis mansoni. Hepatology. 1981 Sep-Oct; 1(5):416-8.
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Gambescia RA, Kaufman B, Noy J, Young J, Tedesco FJ. Schistosoma mansoni infection of the colon: a case report and review of the late colonic manifestations. Am J Dig Dis. 1976 Nov; 21(11):988-91.