Katayama fever

Introduction: Katayama fever

Description of Katayama fever

Katayama fever (medical condition): An acute disease due to infection with Schistosoma parasites. Transmission...more »

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Katayama fever: A species of trematode blood flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae whose distribution is confined to areas of the Far East. The intermediate host is a snail. It occurs in man and other mammals.
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Katayama fever: Related Topics

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• Katayama
• Katayama disease
• Katayama syndrome
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Katayama fever: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Katayama fever is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Katayama fever, or a subtype of Katayama fever, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Katayama fever as a Disease

Katayama fever (medical condition): See Katayama fever (disease information).
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Katayama fever: Related Diseases

Katayama fever: Katayama fever is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Parasitic diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Flu-like conditions

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Terms associated with Katayama fever:

Terms Similar to Katayama fever:

• Schistosomiasis japonica
• Schistosoma japonicum

Source: Diseases Database

• Schistosoma mansoni infection
• Swimmer's itch
• Schistosomiasis
• Bilharzia
• Blood fluke

Source - NIH

External links related to: Katayama fever

• DPDx - Schistosomiasis
• Schistosoma spp. (schistosomiasis, blood flukes)

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