Schistosomiasis: Ending the Anguish of a Silent Disease (The Carter Center)

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For communities already burdened by poverty and ravaged by scourges such as malaria and tuberculosis, the parasitic disease schistosomiasis is especially devastating. The disease weakens the body's resistance to other infections and leads to poor growth and impaired learning in children. The Carter Center works to control the disease and provide hope for future generations in Nigeria, the most schistosomiasis-endemic country in Africa.

Learn more about the Schistosomiasis Control Program:
http://www.cartercenter.org/health/schistosomiasis/index.html

The Carter Center Celebrates 1 Million Treatments for Schistosomiasis in Nigeria:
http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/doc2459.html

The Carter Center, in partnership with Emory University, is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the Atlanta-based Center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 70 countries.

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[gadionson1]

nice video.....

[Allibaby78]

Synonyms: Bilharzia, snail fever, Katayama's fever, swimmer's itch and blood fluke

[speakswahilidammit]

Bilharzia is now rampant on Lake Victoria, with the (introduced in 1856) Nile Perch having all but eaten all the small fish which used to eat the snail-host. Now there are millions of snails all over, & you can get bilharzia just by washing your hands in lake water. Not like it was in my childhood, & very sad! See my video from the past.