Schistosomiasis

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Synopsis: Health: Illness: Parasitic diseases: Schistosomiasis:

#Researcher develops vaccine for fatal disease Over 200 million people in 74 countries suffer from schistosomiasis

Siddiqui, a Grover E. Murray Distinguished Professor at the TTUHSC School of medicine, received a patent from the U s. Patent and Trademark Office for his schistosomiasis vaccine.

An effective schistosomiasis vaccine has the potential to impact one billion people.""Praziquantel, a drug developed over 40 years ago,

is the only effective treatment available for schistosomiasis. However, re-infection frequently occurs following drug treatment.

This schistosomiasis vaccine offers unique opportunities for organizations to market it as a method for completely eliminating this disease.

Long-term vaccine efficacy will effectively reduce the transmission of schistosomiasis in endemic areas. According to the World health organization

there are no commercially available vaccines against schistosomiasis, which afflicts people in countries primarily in Asia, Africa and South america.

Symptomatic schistosomiasis can result in increased susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections including HIV, which is prevalent in many countries plagued by schistosomiasis.

A person gets a schistosoma infection through contact with contaminated water. The parasite swims freely in open bodies of water.

Siddiqui said detection of calcified schistosome eggs in Egyptian mummies from the 20th dynasty (1250 to1000 BC) tells us that schistosomiasis is an ancient disease."

"Major pathology of schistosomiasis is due to immunological reactions to schistosome eggs trapped in tissues, "Siddiqui said."

An additional 800 million people are at risk of contracting schistosomiasis. Durable and sustained reduction in the disease spectrum and transmission can only be obtained by long-term protection through vaccination.

Siddiqui has studied schistosomiasis for over 20 years working to develop this vaccine n

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Practically, the Foldscope can help doctors correctly diagnose deadly diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis, and African sleeping sickness.

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