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urinary blood fluke

flatworm
Also known as: Schistosoma haematobium

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  • liver fluke
    In fluke

    The urinary blood fluke (S. haematobium), which lives in the veins of the urinary bladder, occurs mainly in Africa, southern Europe, and the Middle East. Eggs, laid in the veins, break through the vein wall into the bladder and are voided during urination. The larval fluke…

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  • schistosomiasis
    In schistosomiasis: Types and process of infection

    …urinary, schistosomiasis is caused by S. haematobium, found throughout Africa and the Middle East.

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