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swimmer's itch, antibodies, bilharzia, katayama fever, swimmer's itch, blood fluke, schistosomiasis, infection, the five species, the parasite, schistosoma, schistosoma infections, contracted, contact, contaminated water, parasite in its infective stages, a cercaria, swims freely in open bodies of water, on contact, humans, parasite burrows, skin, matures into another larval stage, schistosomula, migrates, lungs, liver, where it matures, adult form, adult worm then migrates, anatomic area of its preference, depending on which species is involved, likely areas include the bladder, rectum, intestines, liver, portal venous system, spleen, lungs, schistosomiasis is not, found, prevalent in many tropical, subtropical areas, a common illness thought to affect more than 200 million people, the species of worm, phase of infection, initial invasion, the skin, itching, a rash, swimmer's itch, heavy infestation, fever, chills, lymph node enlargement, liver, spleen enlargement, urinary symptoms, frequency, painful urination, dysuria, blood in urine, hematuria, intestinal symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody, test, schistosome eggs in urine, schistosome eggs in stool, biopsy of tissue suspected of having infection, anemia, high eosinophil count in blood, low platelets, urinalysis, antibody test, praziquantel, acute infection, corticosteroids given, significant damage, severe complications, produces good results, kidney, bladder obstruction, chronic renal failure, bladder cancer, chronic liver damage, an enlarged spleen, colon inflammation, bloody diarrhea, pulmonary hypertension, right-sided heart failure, seizures, recurrent blood infections, occur, bacteria, enter the bloodstream via the colon, it has, become irritated, have traveled to an area, disease is known to exist, exposure to contaminated, suspect bodies of water, have developed symptoms suggestive of schistosomiasis, avoid swimming, bathing in water known to be contaminated, potentially contaminated, avoid bodies of water of unknown safety, eradication of snails, an intermediate host, the parasite, in areas used by humans.