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Schistosoma: Blood Flukes

Schistosomiasis, infection with blood flukes of genus Schistosoma (Gr. schistos,divided, + soma, body), ranks among the major infectious dis eases in the world, with 200 million people infected. The disease is widely prevalent over much of Africa and parts of South America, West Indies, Middle East, and Far East. The …

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