Cercarial Dermatitis-causing Blood Fluke [Schistosoma dermatitis]
Description
Schistosoma dermatitis is a species of digenetic trematode in the family Schistosomatidae. It is a waterborne parasite that causes cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch) in humans. The adult stage of the parasite lives in the blood of birds and mammals.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Flatworms
Platyhelminthes
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Trematoda
Trematoda
|
| Order |
Blood Flukes
Schistosomatida
|
| Family |
Schistosomatidae
Schistosomatidae
|
| Genus |
Schistosoma
Schistosoma
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