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The disease is schistosomiasis, aka snail fever.
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Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 5 Aug. 2020
It was written in 1958 to celebrate the country’s victory over snail fever, a disease that blighted the lives of many millions of people in China (and still afflicts thousands).
—The Economist, 11 June 2020
Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever and bilharzia, is a parasitic worm infection that slowly destroys the kidneys and liver.
—The Economist, 23 June 2018
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.
—Heather Murphy, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 5 Aug. 2020
It was written in 1958 to celebrate the country’s victory over snail fever, a disease that blighted the lives of many millions of people in China (and still afflicts thousands).
—The Economist, 11 June 2020
Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever and bilharzia, is a parasitic worm infection that slowly destroys the kidneys and liver.
—The Economist, 23 June 2018
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.
—Heather Murphy, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
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