A new research study, based on the review of available information, has thrown new light on the almost unacknowledged effects of “Chronic Schistosomiasis”.
Charles H. King and his team of researchers have conducted this study at the Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and the Columbia University. Revelations of this study have also been published in the current online issue of the journal “Chronic Illness”.
Main objective of this study was to summarize all available knowledge about the range of diseases that occur because of ‘chronic schistosomiasis’ and to examine in detail for all other related aspects. This includes the debilitating burden of light and heavy infection also. Outlining the basic objectives for disease prevention with age specific strategies relevant in present context becomes more important in this perspective. Researchers also looked in to the possibility of creating extended programs focusing on the prevention of transmission of this disease.
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