Schistosoma mansoni
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Schistosoma mansoni
It is a significant parasite of humans, a trematode that is one of the major agents of the disease schistosomiasis.
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Platyhelminthes |
| Class | Trematoda |
| Order | Strigeidida |
| Genus | Schistosoma |
| Species | S. mansoni |
| Binomial | Schistosoma mansoni |
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[edit] Surface Characteristics
Its cell wall contains carbohydrate consists of N-linked glycans containing GalNAc-β-1-->4GLcNAc
[edit] Pathogenic Activity
Schistosoma mansoni infects about 83.31 million people worldwide causing disease intestinal schistosomiasis. Schistosoma mansoni is the most widespread of the human-infecting schistosomes and is present in 54 countries (predominantly in South America and the Caribbean, Africa including Madagascar, and the Middle East.predominantly in South America and the Caribbean, Africa including Madagascar, and the Middle East.).
[edit] Virulence
It causes Katayama fever, Intestinal schistosomiasis.
