Bilharzia; Katayama fever; Swimmer's itch; Blood fluke
Prevention
- Avoid swimming or bathing in contaminated or potentially contaminated water
- Avoid bodies of water of unknown safety
Snails are an intermediate host for the parasite. Getting rid of snails in bodies of water used by humans would help prevent infection.
References
Cecil Medicine
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Review Date: 09/15/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine,
Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of
Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
