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[Antibody against schistosome and schistosome infection and reinfection]. 2012

Yi-Feng Li, and Shu-Ying Xie, and Dan-Dan Lin

Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang 330046, China.

Antibody against schistosome is related closely to the infection and reinfection of schistosome. This paper reviews the dynamic changes of schistosome-specific antibody under different infection situations, the effect and regulation of antibody to the reinfection, and the applicable value of antibody in diagnosis and effect evaluation of chemotherapy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000909	Antibodies, Helminth	Immunoglobulins produced in a response to HELMINTH ANTIGENS.	Helminth Antibodies
D012547	Schistosoma	A genus of trematode flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae. There are over a dozen species. These parasites are found in man and other mammals. Snails are the intermediate hosts.	Bilharzia,Bilharzias,Schistosomas
D012552	Schistosomiasis	Infection with flukes (trematodes) of the genus SCHISTOSOMA. Three species produce the most frequent clinical diseases: SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM (endemic in Africa and the Middle East), SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI (in Egypt, northern and southern Africa, some West Indies islands, northern 2/3 of South America), and SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM (in Japan, China, the Philippines, Celebes, Thailand, Laos). S. mansoni is often seen in Puerto Ricans living in the United States.	Bilharziasis,Katayama Fever,Schistoma Infection,Bilharziases,Fever, Katayama,Infection, Schistoma,Infections, Schistoma,Schistoma Infections,Schistosomiases