Lifecycle of Schistosomiasis Parasite

[@rachit6237]

Your lectures are amazing and helpful!👍🏻 If possible, please upload more such videos on parasitology!

[@BiologyProfessor]

Here are some I’ve done: Life Cycle of Hookworm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIqYkoyPh5VoabM Grandma Remembers Hookworm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZe6nomiaNKpiac

[@jlondon158]

" ... typically don't hear much about schistomiasi in the United States .... " ... but you do hear a lot ( if you're listening ) of " idiosyncratic diagnoses . I propose a transmission method not mentioned. Suppose a newly arrived immigrant arrives , from Somolia, Ehiopia, some " Third Wolrd " origin and they don't have a lot of money. Where can you make $50? --- Donate blood. As far as I know, he screening consists of questions , one of which is " have you been overseas recently ? We all know that no one will lie for $$ -- so , -- let's just keep calling things " idiosyncratic". ( if fluke can live up to 10 years in the body, they don't even have to lie ) --- If there is a procedure for screening, filtering , detection & discarding , I'd like to know. I assume it would not bu discarded, but processed for plasma, which I'm sure would eliminate undetectable traces. ( sarc) .. Remember, flukes can also multiply by regrowth. Pieces can regenerate ( stem cells ) into adults.

[@littJ1307]

thks; /

[@Thereno1is]

Its clearly a weapon like so many catastrophic calamities even congenital.

[@nthandondlovu7385]

Thankyou very much ..you made it so easy to understand

[@andrewspace9554]

Thank you so much Prof

[@victoriadefreece4464]

Very helpful, thank you!!!

[@unclemilllk]

Good work.thank you

[@ruhulamin610]

it was an awesome lecture... thank you

[@EuniceMuthoni-qx7yi]

Nice one and clear

[@Rahulkumar-zp2vd]

Wow mam.. Very nxc.. Love you from India....

[@philiplopiano1503]

I had and still do although less schistosmiasis, I also know a ton of Americans that have them, I heard 80nto 90 percent of all humans have some parasite...

[@BiologyProfessor]

Schistosomiasis and parasites in general are not common in the US. Of course, nearly 100% of humans all over the world have things like mites on their skin (like DEMODEX FOLLICULORUM), but parasites that cause disease (hookworm, schistosomiasis, giardiasis, etc.) are relatively unusual in the US.

[@ΕυστράτιοςΑνδριανέσης]

Wonderful! Thank you a lot for this informative video! Wish you the best!

[@BiologyProfessor]

You are very welcome!

[@asmianmedicos4957]

Treatment schistosomiasis plz?

[@brianries2653]

You're wrong about hookworm not being predominant in the United States have seen it many times working as a vet tech not to mention in farm animals

[@brianries2653]

This also exists here I've experienced it personally

[@layanas4094]

thank you very much that was so helpful ❤️!

[@pritamprasad9317]

Mam just love you, and your videos

[@libertymupereki9383]

help me to compare and contrast life cycle of strongyloide stercolaris and schistosoma haematobia

[@xiangfan7604]

Dear Professor! Hi, I am someone doing MSc Infections and Immunology. I found your lectures very helpful to me. But I want to double-check with you, that my lecturer told me a schistosoma only lives 10-20 days in an immunocompetent person being. But You said 10 years. Are you sure about it?

[@BiologyProfessor]

“Schistosomes live an average of 3-10 years, but in some cases as long as 40 years, in their human hosts.” www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672382/

[@carlkuna4544]

The estimated life span of schistosome worm is 3-6 years. So, she was true when she said 10 years. It's not 10 to 20 days. But if the cercariae do not penetrate the skin within a few hours, it will die.

[@fakhirvirk2991]

Thanks good explanation

[@BiologyProfessor]

You are welcome 🤗

[@balvolkan]

I am diagnosed as bladder cancer and my bladder is removed. Now having Chemotherapy, If I have/had Schistosome how I could understand ? should I have blood test or urine test ? also are there any other parasites bacteries causing bladder cancer ?

[@BiologyProfessor]

Please ask your doctor about being tested. Schistosomiasis is the only infection I am aware of that is directly connected to bladder cancer, but I suppose chronic cystitis caused by other infections could also raise the risk.

[@manishabalsane4565]

Thank u so much mam 😊

[@tomihougen4500]

Is Schistosoma hematobium visible in the urine? Or only under microscope?

[@BiologyProfessor]

It is the eggs in the urine and they are microscopic. 110-170 µm long by 40-70 µm wide, more or less. So you need a microscope to see eggs in urine. The actual worms are bigger and can be seen with a naked eye, but they will be in the bladder, not the urine.

[@p17kumaralasd88]

How can differentiate through larval stages morphology of 3 species of schistosoma??

[@BiologyProfessor]

Typically, it is differences in the morphology of the eggs that help distinguish the species. I don't know if the larvae are different enough to be used to distinguish species. parasite.org.au/para-site/text/schistosoma-text.html

[@p17kumaralasd88]

Thanks lot💙

[@eviegarcis9460]

Is there any deworming for snails .

[@BiologyProfessor]

Yes, it can be done for pet snails under advice from a vet. Deworming an entire population of underwater snails in regions of high poverty and low resources (where schistosomiasis mostly occurs) is not very feasible though.

[@CHBSyedSameerAhmad]

please tell us how to remember biology.

[@jeremiahvandy2353]

Well understood mam. Can we get your mail plss for help in other topics ma

[@BiologyProfessor]

You can ask questions in the video comments.

[@cellulenodale4305]

thanks

[@sciencenerd7639]

fascinating

[@neroodogun484]

Fired alot of shots at developing countries which I happen to be from, but good video though.

[@BiologyProfessor]

I apologize for causing offense. It was not my intention to seem insensitive or to seem like I am judging. Every human being deserves a life free from the burden of this kind of disease. I often remind my students that diseases like this only reinforce the cycle of poverty and make it more difficult for individuals and communities to prosper. I am very lucky to live somewhere that I don’t have to worry about schistosomiasis, hookworm, malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, cholera, etc. I also apologize for lumping so many countries into one “developing countries” category, without acknowledging the diversity of experiences that actually exist.

[@burningbaby9126]

I'm gonna die soon..

[@BiologyProfessor]

Hopefully not too soon. If you are in danger, please reach out to someone you trust and ask for help. Good luck!

[@naveedullahjan5476]

@@BiologyProfessor your lecture is awesome,,,and u are very beautiful and i love the way you talk

[@CHBSyedSameerAhmad]

by the way you are looking very pretty and thin too

[@andrewspace9554]

Thank you so much Prof

[@andrewspace9554]

Thank you so much Prof