A Juvenile Blood Fluke (<i>Schistosomia mansoni</i>) (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

A Juvenile Blood Fluke (<i>Schistosomia mansoni</i>)

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Schistosomiasis, an illness caused by flatworms of the genus schistosoma, can lead to liver cirrhosis. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, co-infections with Helicobacter pylori are frequent.

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Clarissa Prazeres da Costa / TUM

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