Schistosoma
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Schistosoma is a genus of trematodes, commonly known as blood flukes. They are parasitic flatworms responsible for a highly significant group of infections in humans termed schistosomiasis, which is c
Electron micrograph of an adult male Schistosoma parasite worm. The bar (bottom left) represents a length of 500 μm.
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma mansoni
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Schistosoma mansoni is a water-borne parasite of humans, and belongs to the group of blood flukes. The adult lives in the blood vessels near the human intestine. It causes intestinal schistosomiasis.
Schistosoma
…spine on the egg (mansoni group) and those with a terminal spine (haematobium group). The four mansoni group species are: S. edwardiense, S. hippotami, S. mansoni and S. rodhaini. The nine haematobium group species are: S. bovis, S. curassoni, S. guineensis, S. haematobium, S. intercalatum, S. kisumuensis, S…
Schistosoma mansoni 2
A paired couple of Schistosoma mansoni.