3442. Sudanese washing their feet in canal water. A correlation has been detected between the incidence of urinary bladder cancers and schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) infection - caused by a water-borne parasite- in some river valley areas Subject(s): World Health Organization
3443. Schistosomiasis: two young sufferers from this debilitating water-borne disease Subject(s): ChildWorld Health Organization
3444. Studying the parasite of the disease at the Institute for Schistosomiasis Research, Cairo University Subject(s): LaboratoriesWorld Health Organization
3445. Family health and youth health clubs are popular part of health education programme Subject(s): Health PromotionHealth EducationWorld Health Organization
3446. People become infected with schistosomiasis when bathing and washing in irrigation canals Subject(s): WomenWorld Health Organization
3447. Field workers whose bare hands come in contact with the water of infected streams are required to rinse their skin with alcohol immediately Subject(s): World Health Organization
3448. One of several cases found in Zaire in 1970 which the Moscow laboratory was able to diagnose as monkeypox in humans Publication: 1970 Subject(s): ChildWorld Health Organization
3449. In Africa, eradication campaign was accomplished by a kind of cooperation that transcended all language barriers and local traditions Subject(s): World Health Organization
3450. This was smallpox. The world will never again witness the suffering that was caused by the various virus Subject(s): World Health Organization