The parasite that causes schistosomiasis completes its life cycle in two hosts – first in snails ... continuing the transmission cycle. (Credit: DPDx/CDC) Schistosomiasis isn’t usually diagnosed until ...

Follow the circular life cycle of Schistosoma, a life-threatening parasite that can live in water, snails and even people. Watch our stop-motion video to learn how the sneaky Schistosoma parasite ...

The parasite that causes schistosomiasis completes its life cycle in two hosts — first in snails and then in mammals such as people, dogs, and mice. Freshwater worm eggs enter human hosts ...

Supporting schistosomiasis research Schistosome snail resource (SSR) is Wellcome Trust funded, open access biomedical resource that aims to generate and make freely available live schistosome ...

Schistosomiasis is a public health problem ... Schistosomes have a complex life cycle, and they are among the first animals to develop sexual dimorphism and heteromorphic sex chromosomes.

Schistosomiasis is a severe infectious disease caused by parasitic worms. As an intermediate host, freshwater snails play a central role in the life cycle of the parasite. In a recent study ...

the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma. The team's newest work, published today in the journal eLife, sheds light on essential stages in the life cycle of this blood fluke. They characterized several ...

The Schistosoma life cycle reads like a classic parasitic tale: Freshwater becomes contaminated with Schistosoma eggs when infected people urinate or defecate in the water, McKerrow explained.