Schistosomiasis risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

The most potent risk factor in the development of schistosomiasis is skin exposure to contaminated fresh water and travel to endemic areas.

Risk factors

Risk factors in the development of schistosomiasis include:

References

↑ Dawaki S, Al-Mekhlafi HM, Ithoi I, Ibrahim J, Abdulsalam AM, Ahmed A, Sady H, Atroosh WM, Al-Areeqi MA, Elyana FN, Nasr NA, Surin J (2016). “PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG HAUSA COMMUNITIES IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA”. Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo. 58: 54. doi:10.1590/S1678-9946201658054. PMC 4964323. PMID 27410914.
↑ Nagi S, Chadeka EA, Sunahara T, Mutungi F, Justin YK, Kaneko S, Ichinose Y, Matsumoto S, Njenga SM, Hashizume M, Shimada M, Hamano S (2014). “Risk factors and spatial distribution of Schistosoma mansoni infection among primary school children in Mbita District, Western Kenya”. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 8 (7): e2991. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002991. PMC 4109881. PMID 25058653.

Overview