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Schistosomiasis (i.e., bilharzia or snail fever) is a parasitic infection caused by trematodes that reside in the circulatory system. More than 230 million people worldwide suffer from schistosomiasis, which causes a range of disease from overt clinical manifestations to subtle…
Diphyllobothriidae Description of the Pathogens Pseudophyllidean cestodes in the family Diphyllobothriidae can cause intestinal tapeworm infections in humans. Around 16 species have been reported to cause human infections, though only six species have been confirmed with modern molecular techniques. In…