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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 schistosomiasis bilharziasis /shis'tusm'usis/, an infection caused by a parasite (Schistosoma) in humans by contact with fresh water fouled with human waste (feces). One worm may live in one part of the body, laying eggs often, for up to 20 years. The eggs ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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