Schistosomiasis D012552

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Description

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.   MeSH

Subtype Terms (4)

Neuroschistosomiasis
 

Schistosomiasis haematobia
14 drugs (7 approved, 7 experimental)

Schistosomiasis japonica
1 approved drug

Schistosomiasis mansoni
5 drugs (2 approved, 3 experimental)


Approved Indicated Drugs (1)

Phase 3 Indicated Drugs (1)

Phase 2 Indicated Drugs (4)

Phase 1 Indicated Drugs (2)


Organization Involved with Phase 1 Indications (2)

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