"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Schistosomiasis" by people in Profiles.
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[Investigation on schistosomiasis cognitive levels of people from Chaohu area]. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi. 2015 Dec; 27(6):621-4.
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Inhibition of Th2-mediated allergic airway inflammatory disease by CD137 costimulation. J Immunol. 2006 Jul 15; 177(2):814-21.
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TCR gamma delta cells: mysterious cells of the immune system. Immunol Res. 1994; 13(4):268-79.
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Splenic suppressor cells and cell-mediated cytotoxicity in murine schistosomiasis. J Immunol. 1978 Mar; 120(3):1074-6.
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[Splenic suppressor cells and cell-mediated cytotoxicity in murine schistosomiasis]. J Immunol. 1978 Jan; 120(1):58-60.
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Primary amyloidosis of urinary bladder and ureter: cause of mural calcification. Urology. 1977 May; 9(5):586-9.