Tropical water-borne parasite (flatworm) that can enter the human pelvis through the skin and cause severe stomach pain, vomiting and sometimes death

an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected

See Schistosomiasis.

a disease which is common in most large bodies of water in the southern half of Africa