What Is Schistosomiasis?
5. Acute Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis can be broken down into two main types. Those are acute schistosomiasis, and chronic schistosomiasis. Acute schistosomiasis is also known as Katayama fever, and the symptoms can appear weeks or months after the initial infection. Many people will experience no symptoms at all.
Much of the time, the patient will not even be aware they have been infected. When acute schistosomiasis does cause symptoms, the patient will usually recover without treatment in a few weeks or so. Regardless, it is still important the patient gets treatment even if their symptoms have passed. This is because the parasite can remain in the body for long after the patient has apparently recovered.
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