Urinary And Intestinal Schistosomiasis Infections (a Case Study Of Community Primary School Orsumoghu Ihiala Lga Of Anambra State)

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDYSchistosomiasis is a chronic human disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes or blood flukes. The schistosomes live i1n the blood vessels associated with the intestine and urinary bladd1er where they reproduce sexually.Schistosomiasis is one of the most wide spread parasitic disease that put about 400-600 million people worldwide at risk and has already infected about 200 million people. The disease is endemic in 74 countries of the world, including Nigeria, which is among the 44 African countries where the disease is highly prevalent (Uk…