snail fever

noun

1. schistosomiasis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snail fever¹

First recorded in 1945–50; so called because the parasites that cause the disease are carried by snails

Example Sentences

Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever and bilharzia, is a parasitic worm infection that slowly destroys the kidneys and liver.

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Schistosomiasis is sometimes called bilharzia or snail fever because the illness-causing larvae spend their nights tucked away in the shells of snails in freshwater lakes.

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For example, “no significant, measurable progress” has been made toward eliminating schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia and snail fever, according to the report.

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Also called bilharzia or snail fever, schistosomiasis is caused by Schistosoma flatworms that live in freshwater snails, which they leave to burrow into humans wading or swimming.

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China has reduced its prevalence of snail fever cases to below 400,000 a year out of 207 million worldwide, according to World Health Organization statistics.

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