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Preferred term

Schistosomiasis haematobia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A human disease caused by the infection of parasitic worms SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM. It is endemic in AFRICA and parts of the MIDDLE EAST. Tissue damages most often occur in the URINARY TRACT, specifically the URINARY BLADDER.

Synonym(s)

  • Schistosoma haematobia Infection
  • Schistosomiasis haematobium

In other languages

  • French

  • Bilharziose urogénitale
  • Hématurie d'Égypte
  • Schistosomiase à haematobium
  • Schistosomiase génito-urinaire

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D1X2RJ8T-3

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