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Q. Schistosoma is a parasite found in :

Bihar CECEBihar CECE 2006

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Schistosoma is a blood fluke, causing the parasitic disease schistosomiasis in human. It lives in the hepatic portal system and mesenteric blood vessels of human beings. The symptoms of schistosomiasis are diarrhoea, anaemia, enlargement of liver and spleen, pain and fever. Fasciola hepatica is found in the liver and bile duct of sheep, goat. It causes a disease known as liver rot (fascioliasis). Taenia solium are parasite in the small intestine of human being. It causes taeniasis. Which is recognised by abdominal pain, restolessness, anaemia etc.