TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Schistosomiasis A1 - Bradbury, Richard S. A1 - Secor, W. Evan A2 - Boulton, Matthew L. A2 - Wallace, Robert B. PY - 2022 T2 - Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e AB - Schistosomiasis, or bilharziasis, is a chronic debilitating disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The disease affects more than 190 million1 people in 78 countries2 worldwide and is second only to malaria among parasitic diseases in socioeconomic and public health importance in tropical and subtropical areas.1 Most human disease is caused by three species of blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma: S. mansoni, S. haematobium, S. japonicum. S. mekongi, S. intercalatum, S. guineensis, and some rare zoonotic species can also infect people. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182666241 ER -