Acute human schistosomiasis mansoni

The acute schistosomiasis is the toxemic disease that follow the Schistosoma cercariae active penetration trough screen in the immunologicaly naive vertebrate host. The clinical picture starts two to eight weeks after the first contact with the contaminated water. Susceptible patients present a synd...

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Main Author: Ana Rabello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1995-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000200026