Schistosomiasis

Question 1

What are schistosomes?

Answer 1

Parasitic flatworms

Question 2

What do schistosomes cause?

Answer 2

A group of infections called schistosomiasis

Question 3

What is the most socio-economically devastating parasitic disease?

Answer 3

Malaria

Question 4

What is the second most socio-economically devastating parasitic disease?

Answer 4

Schistosomiasis

Question 5

Which organs do schistosomes infect first?

Answer 5

The urinary tract or the intestines

Question 6

Symptoms schistosmiasis

Answer 6

Bloody urine/ stool
Diarrhoea
Abdominal pain
At site of entrance, can get maculo-papular rash called schistosome dermatitis

Question 7

Where do schistosomes get released from?

Answer 7

Freshwater snails

Question 8

Which medication treats schistosomiasis?

Answer 8

Prazi- quan - tel

Question 9

Complications schistosomiasis

Answer 9

Children: learning difficulty + poor growth
Liver damage, cirrhosis
Nephrotic syndrome
Urethral obstruction
Kidney damage
Bladder cancer
Bladder calcification
Infertility

Question 10

What are helminths

Answer 10

Any disease of parasitic worms (includes schistosomiasis)