n an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
Not surprisingly Africans also have the highest rate of death from diarrhea, along with a high incidence of the parasitic disorder bilharzia, malaria and other water-related .
Some of the modern plagues of Eygpt: Egypt: Amoebic dysentery, which afflicts every villager; bilharzia, an energy-sapping parasitic disease which infects 92%; intestinal worms .
Schistosomiasis (bilharzia): Southern China, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Japan, central Indonesia and the Mekong delta.
Still living with bilharzia parasite, Froome says he has no drug exemptions Chris Froome has lived with the bilharzia parasite for years and continues to undergo treatment. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com Froome confirms no TUE; still treated for bilharzia parasite, which has dogged the Tour's yellow jersey for several years
July 17, 2013 - Velo News
Yoweri Museveni in New Vision Uganda, like many other African countries, is affected by the neglected tropical diseases like river blindness, bilharzia, intestinal worms, trachoma and elephantiasis,Museveni said.