AN EPIDEMOLOGY SURVEY FOR SCTRISTOSOMIASIS AMONG PUPILS IN AMAGUNZE COMMUNITY IN NKANU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN EENUGU.

Project Abstract

<p> </p><p>The survey of urinary sehistomiass in Ishele in Amagunze, Nkanu East local Government was carried out using two methods of diagnosis i.e <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https//www.modishproject.com/epidemology-survey-sctristosomiasis/">combination of questionnaire on clinical signs</a>&nbsp;and symptoms, and laboratory microscopy using primary school children in the area as test samples. A total of fifty samples were randomly collected reveals the prevalence of urinary Sdristomisis is 62 %. The risk factor attributed was found to cotain the sried of the type <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https//www.modishproject.com/epidemology-survey-sctristosomiasis/">Bulinus (physopsis) globusus and Bulinus fruncatus</a>&nbsp;that are responsible because children play and swum in Afavu River. The sample were collected from pupils within the age of 6-12 years.</p><br> <br><p></p>

Project Overview

<p>Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease of urinary and intestinal tracts by schistosome. A specie which infect the urinary bladder is caused by schnstosome haematobuim widely found in Africa and was first discovered by bilharza in 1851 in Egyptian mummies and He also carried out an urogential tract autopsy. About 20million people are infected with schnstosome parasite, those who get heavy infection are especially or death. Billaries modify dictimery (1998) defined Schistosomiasis as infection disease of man caused by blood flukes of genus schnstosome. It is one of the most serious parasitic infection of man, affecting millions of people in tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa, Asia and west Indies.<br><br><br></p>