Schistosomiasis research: New hope for a neglected disease
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

It`s a disease that`s hard to pronounce and even harder to eradicate, but schistosomiasis is worth the effort. Caused by parasitic worms carried by freshwater snails, schistosomiasis leads to about 280,000 deaths each year, with more than 200 million people infected-mostly in Africa, but also in parts of Asia and South America.