What Is Schistosomiasis?
7. Chronic Schistosomiasis
In chronic schistosomiasis, it will likely take a lot longer for the patient to begin showing any symptoms; possibly years after the initial infection. While the patient may not experience any symptoms whatsoever from their condition for a long time, it can still go on to cause some very serious problems for them indeed.
Despite the lack of symptoms, the parasites are still likely to be spreading to elsewhere in the body. The parasites can end up causing problems wherever they are located. It is sometimes not known that the patient has a serious condition until permanent damage is caused and serious complications arise.
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