bilharzia

• And even with the extremely good water filters she'd purchased, she wasn't taking any chances on contracting bilharzia -- she planned to boil all local source water for a minimum of ten minutes before using it. —  Time Scout
• Schistosomiasis, also called bilharzia and once known as the disease of the pharaohs because traces have been found in mummified bodies, could be brought under control in the worst afflicted countries by an ambitious project launched from the UK.
• Slide 8: Schistosomiasis > Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) infects humans when skin comes into contact with water contaminated with certain snails > Asymptomatic in up to 80\% > Most common cause of massive splenomegaly > Schistosomal portal hypertension occurs in only a minority with normal liver function tests until very late. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
• But that would be because of bilharzia, and not HCV.
• The most dangerous and draining health problem in Egypt is bilharzia.

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