| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Also known as snail fever, schistosomiasis is a disease of poverty, second only to malaria in terms of its toll on human health, according to WHO. The lack of clean drinking water and adequate sanitation creates ideal conditions for the parasite, which is carried by freshwater snails, to infect the body when the skin comes into contact with infested water.
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