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In the wake of the invitation by InTech, this book was written by a number of prominent researchers in the field. It is set to present a compendium of all necessary and up-to-date data to all who are interested. Schistosomiasis or blood fluke disease, also known as Bilharziasis, is a parasitic disease caused by helminths from a genus of trematodes entitled Schistosoma. It is a snail-borne trematode infection. The disease is among the Neglected Tropical Diseases, catalogued by the Global Plan to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008-2015 and is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be the second most socioeconomically devastating parasitic disease, next to malaria. WHO demonstrates that schistosomiasis affects at least 200 million people worldwide, more than 700 million people live in endemic areas, and more than 200.000 deaths are reported annually. It leads to the loss of about 4.5 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).

Schistosomiasis. --- Bilharziasis --- Bilharziosis --- Katayama disease --- Snail fever --- Distomatosis --- Infectious & contagious diseases

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Although there are thousands of parasites all over the world, Schistosoma spp. are unique in terms of their morphology. Although they have separate bodies as "male" and "female," they live in such a way that the female resides within the male. Schistosomaspp., classified in the family of trematodes, has about twenty members, five of which cause a disease called schistosomiasis (or bilharzia) in humans. This disease causes a variety of symptoms, ranging from simple skin lesions to a dramatic clinical scenario of bladder carcinoma. Although there are many different diagnostic and therapeutic methods, schistosomiasis is still an important threat to humans and a significant challenge for healthcare professionals. This book discusses the morphology, geographic distribution, and evolution of Schistosoma spp ., as well as the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of schistosomiasis.

Schistosoma. --- Schistosomiasis. --- Bilharziasis --- Bilharziosis --- Katayama disease --- Snail fever --- Distomatosis --- Bilharzia --- Schistosomum --- Schistosomatidae

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The goal of Schistosomiasis is to provide the reader with insights into the active research and programs currently related to schistosomiasis, and to use these insights as a way to project forward into the next 10-15 years of work on this disease, spanning the spectrum from research to public health interventions. A secondary goal of this volume is to initiate conversations among those working across the research-to-control spectrum on schistosomiasis about the future of their field, and by doing so lead to constructive efforts to identify and address the most critical questions and challenges related to schistosomiasis. The book covers four main areas: schistosome phylogenetics, gene expression, and the overall genome, including information on exciting new tools for addressing questions that have long been inaccessible to schistosomologists; the host-schistosome interaction at the larval to adult worm interface and addresses aspects important for vaccine development as well as how differential gene expression as detected by DNA microarrays may be utilized to develop tools for detection and control of infection or pathology; the development of the host immune response to eggs, granuloma formation and factors affecting the development and regulation of immunopathology; and the public health concerns associated with schistosomiasis, including morbidity control, host genetics, treatment and proposals for improved partnerships. The volume concludes with a chapter addressing the schisms that sometimes exist along the spectrum from basic research programs to the implementation of control schemes, and a proposal to make these differences benefit patients and researchers rather than succumb to base temptations to compete for resources to no one’s benefit. Like many of the diseases featured in the World Class Parasites series, the prospects for dramatic advances in schistosomiasis coincide with a seemingly shrinking pool of both human and material resources. The most meaningful progress will occur as the laboratory better understands the needs in the field and the field better understands the capabilities of the laboratory.

Schistosomiasis. --- Distomatosis. --- Distomiasis --- Trematode infections --- Helminthiasis --- Bilharziasis --- Bilharziosis --- Katayama disease --- Snail fever --- Distomatosis --- Morphology (Animals). --- Emerging infectious diseases. --- Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology. --- Infectious Diseases. --- Emerging infections --- New infectious diseases --- Re-emerging infectious diseases --- Reemerging infectious diseases --- Communicable diseases --- Animal morphology --- Animals --- Body form in animals --- Zoology --- Morphology --- Animal anatomy. --- Infectious diseases. --- Animal anatomy --- Biology --- Physiology --- Anatomy

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Offering an example for transnational cooperation and successful reduction of a neglected tropical disease, this volume shows how Chinese scientists and local physicians controlled schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Over a four-year study, local medical specialists and the population of Zanzibar were taught how to diagnose the parasitosis caused by flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Furthermore, methods to eliminate the disease and prevent new infections were established. The developed control system will avoid repeated increase of human schistosomiasis, which is still prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. Rural populations and poor communities lacking access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation are most affected. This book is a blueprint of activities urgently needed to combat schistosomiasis in countries with low medical impact. The strategies outlined are particularly relevant to parasitologists and professionals in public health, physicians, medical personnel and also governmental, healthcare and pharmaceutical institutions.

Schistosomiasis --- Treatment. --- Bilharziasis --- Bilharziosis --- Katayama disease --- Snail fever --- Distomatosis --- Parasitology. --- Medicine, Preventive. --- Health promotion. --- Tropical medicine. --- Biology --- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. --- Tropical Medicine. --- Experimental Organisms. --- Technique. --- Diseases, Tropical --- Hygiene, Tropical --- Medicine --- Public health, Tropical --- Sanitation, Tropical --- Tropical diseases --- Medical climatology --- Health promotion programs --- Health promotion services --- Promotion of health --- Wellness programs --- Preventive health services --- Health education --- Disease prevention --- Diseases --- Prevention of disease --- Preventive medicine --- Pathology --- Preventive medicine physicians --- Public health --- Prevention --- Esquistosomiasi de Manson --- Ajuda sanitària --- Zanzíbar (Tanzània : Illa) --- Xina --- Àfrica

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This book on “Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes” presents up to date information on the interactions of these snails and their trematode parasites, particularly on Schistosoma spp. larvae. Snails of the genus Biomphalaria are of significant medical importance since several species in this genus are obligate intermediate hosts of the human blood fluke S. mansoni, the causative agent of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. In addition to the impact of Biomphalaria spp. on public health, these snails are also interesting models for the study of other topics such as population biology, including genetics and demography, proteomics, invertebrate immunobiology, mating systems, biogeography, among others. A purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the recent advances in Biomphalaria spp.-larval trematode interactions, especially in Biomphalaria-schistosome systems. Emphasis is placed on gaps in our knowledge that need to be filled to gain a better understanding of the relationships in these host-parasite systems. This may be critical to obtain a better understanding of our knowledge of the transmission of schistosomiasis and other snail-borne parasitic diseases. The book, “Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes” is an ideal volume for researchers and advanced students interested in modern aspects of parasitology , malacology and public health.

Biomphalaria. --- Snails. --- Trematoda. --- Biomphalaria --- Trematoda --- Host-parasite relationships --- Schistosomiasis --- Snails as carriers of disease --- Trematode Infections --- Snails --- Platyhelminths --- Host-Pathogen Interactions --- Biology --- Host-Parasite Interactions --- Parasitology --- Helminths --- Biological Processes --- Gastropoda --- Helminthiasis --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Parasitic Diseases --- Mollusca --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Invertebrates --- Biological Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Diseases --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Animals --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Zoology --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Parasites --- Larvae --- Host-parasite relationships. --- Schistosomiasis. --- Parasites. --- Larvae. --- Bilharziasis --- Bilharziosis --- Katayama disease --- Snail fever --- Host-organism relationships --- Host-pathogen relationships --- Parasite-host relationships --- Pathogen-host relationships --- Relationships, Host-parasite --- Fluke worms --- Flukes (Platyhelminthes) --- Flukeworms --- Trematode worms --- Trematodes --- Medicine. --- Parasitology. --- Infectious diseases. --- Biomedicine. --- Infectious Diseases. --- Biomedicine general. --- Distomatosis --- Parasitism --- Platyhelminthes --- Planorbidae --- Medical parasitology. --- Emerging infectious diseases. --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Emerging infections --- New infectious diseases --- Re-emerging infectious diseases --- Reemerging infectious diseases --- Communicable diseases --- Human beings --- Human parasitology --- Parasitic diseases --- Biomedicine, general. --- Health Workforce