AI Article Synopsis
- Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that poses significant risks to human health and economic growth.
- The parasites responsible for this disease include various species of Schistosoma, with a particular focus on S. haematobium, which has a strong link to bladder cancer.
- The paper reviews the discovery, morphology, and life cycle of S. haematobium.
Article Abstract
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that severely threatens human health and affects the socioeconomic development. The causative agent that parasitizes in humans mainly involves Schistosoma japonicum, S. mansoni, S. haematobiurn, S. intercalatum and S. mekongi. As the firstly identified schistosome, S. haematobium infection is found to strongly correlate with bladder cancer. This paper mainly reviews the discovery, morphology and life cycle of S. haematobium.
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