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.

Scientific classification

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Platyhelminthes
Class	Trematoda
Order	Strigeidida
Genus	Schistosoma
Species	S. mansoni
Binomial	Schistosoma mansoni

Contents 1 Surface Characteristics 2 Pathogenic Activity 3 Virulence 4 References

Surface Characteristics

Its cell wall contains carbohydrate consists of N-linked glycans containing GalNAc-β-1-->4GLcNAc

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.).

Virulence

It causes Katayama fever, Intestinal schistosomiasis.

References

Wikipedia