PPT-Lecture 7- Helminths Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)

Medical Parasitology Prof Dr Ahmed Ali Mohammed Introduction to Helminths The term Helminths mean worms in parasitology It refers to the parasitic worms those comprises two large phyla Phylum Platyhelminths flat worms and Phylum Nemathelminths or Nematoda true round worms and two smaller ones Phylum Nematomorpha hair snakes and Phylum Acanthocephala thornyheaded worms in addition to one class group from phylum Annelida the class Hirudinea Leeches. By Nicolas, Daniel, Gareth. What is it?. A DISEASE!!!!!. A WORM!!!!!. A CURSE!!!!!. Why, Why, WHY?. WHY ME!?!?!. WHY YOU. !?!?!. WHY EVERYONE. !?!?!. It’s Discovery. WHO DID THIS!?!?!. WHERE WAS THIS. By, Cheryl . Poleschuk. Linda Hansen. Background. More than 200 million people are infected with . schistosomiasis. worldwide. One of the WHO neglected diseases of the world. Blood fluke = common name. of . Morbidity & Mortality. ACCOUNTED FOR MOST OF THE DISEASES BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. ONLY SECOND MALARIA. SCHISTOSOMES. Globetrotting Parasites that Continue to Spread and Cause Disease. . . . . . . . Nelson and Masters Williams, 2014. Parasitic infection. Co-evolved with human hosts. Adapted to evade immunity. Evolve in a manner that can enable migration to new hosts. Transmission. Virginia, Giselle, & . Nick. BIOL 065: Pneumonia & Flu. Thursday, April 19, 2012. Schistosoma. literally means “. Split Body. ” in Greek. Facts & Figures. A “Neglected Tropical Disease” (NTD). . BILHARZIOSIS. Bilhazia. in Ghana. PLAN OF PRESENTATION. DEFINITION. EPIDEMIOLOGY. ETIOLOGY. MODE OF TRANSMISSION/LIFE CYCLE. PATHOGENESIS. SIGNS &SYMPTOMS. DIAGNOSIS. DIFFERENTIALS. TREATMENT. The snail is just the carrier of the . Schistosomiasis. parasitic disease. . Schistosomiasis. , or bilharzia, is a parasitic disease caused by . trematode. flatworms of the genus . Schistosoma. . . : Exploring Genomic Information for Control . . . Stephen . Gikuru. . Egerton University-Kenya. . Irish Forum for Global Health Conference . 30. th. Nov 2010, NUIM. . A public health problem. ealth Volume 7 , Issue 2 , Jun 201 9 Prevalence of Schistosoma Haematobium Infection in Nigeria: A Retrospective Case Study in Kuje Village, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria Article by A. A Og Sina Helbig*,. . Akre. . M. . . Adja. , Alia. . Tayea, . Neil. . Arya. **. July 2019. Prepared as part of an education project of. . the Global Health Education Consortium and collaborating. . Kumar. Assistant Professor. Department of Veterinary Medicine. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna. (Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna. ). Trematodes. . Schistosomes. : . Blood flukes. Family: . Schistosomatidae. . Babikir. . Sidahmed. Schistosomiasis. in Sudan. A German pathologist who discovered in autopsy material the causative agent of . haematuria. during his work in Egypt in 1815.. Cause: . Schistosome. Medical Parasitology. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ali Mohammed. II- Phylum: Nemathelminths or Nematoda. It is commonly known as thread worms. They are unsegmented, typically elongated and cylindrical with a fundamental bilateral symmetry. They have a complete digestive tract, dioecious with few exceptions (the nematodes are usually bisexual, but in a few instances the female may be parthenogenetic).. SUB-DISTRICT* LEVEL DATA REVIEW FOR . TARGETED TREATMENTS. Better utilization of available Schistosomiasis . site level data . to plan MDA targeted at sub-district* levels. . *Lowest possible administrative level for which demographic data is available.