The Prevalence of Schistosomasis Among People in Almatama Locality River Nile State, Sudan - The Prevalence of Schistosomasis Among People in Almatama Locality River Nile State, Sudan - Open Access Pub

This is cross sectional descriptive community based study to measure the prevalence of Schistosomasis disease, multistage cluster sampling was taken (500person), and the data was collected by the flowing methods, Urine Examination, Stool examination, and Questionnaire, the data was analyzed by using (SPSS) the main result for study Schistosomosis Hematoupium was 15% and Schistosomosis Mansoni was Zero, the prevalence was high in Tibaha Alkhwad administrative unit with 6.0%, Almata with 5.2% and Wedhamid with 3.8%. The study found there was strong relation between Shistosomasis and both genders (male, female) where the prevalence was high among male 10.8%, the study also showed there was strong relationship between Schistosomasis and age groups, The prevalence increases among age group (15 to 25 years )with (5.8%), There was strong significant relation between swimming in stagnant water and getting infected with Schistosomasis, The prevalence increases among people go to swimming in stagnant water with 11.0% (PV =0.0000 significant), DOI10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-19-2711 The discovery of Schistosoma parasites in humans was in 1851 by Dr. Theodor Bilharz in Cairo, and the demonstration of their life cycle by Dr. Robert T. Leiper in Egypt in 1915 1. The great interest of European archeologists and historians in Egypt and the relative neglect of other civilizations in Africa also contributed to the view that Schistosomasis and several other infectious diseases originated in the lower Nile valley 2. Schistosomasis disease is widely prevalent among waterborne diseases and is considered next to malaria, affecting more than 74 countries and 200 million people with 600 million people being exposed to the infection 3. Urinary Schistosomasis is caused by Schistosomasis haematobium and intestinal Schistosomasis by any of the organisms S. intercalatum, S. mansoni, S. japonicum, and S. mekongi 4. Life cycle: Schistosomasis is a parasitic infection leads to chronic ill health. Infection is acquired from contaminated freshwater containing the larval forms (cercariae) of blood flukes, known as Schistosomasis. The centimeter long worms mature in the human bladder and intestines, laying eggs that can cause massive damage. Once released by the body in to water through feces and urine, the eggs hatch and their larvae (miracidia) penetrate suitable snail hosts. The cercariae emerge from the snail into water from where they penetrate a human host within seconds, thereby perpetuating the life cycle 5. Signs and symptoms: Disease due to schistosomiasis depends on the