Study about the swimmer's Itch disease  (AL-Sharaa) in AL Najaf –AL Ashraf

	Study about the swimmer's Itch disease (AL-Sharaa) in AL Najaf –AL Ashraf
Magazine of Al-Kufa University for Biology
Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-107
Abstract
Collection of 2oo snails belonging to species lymnae auricuiaria .from AL Mushkhab and AL-Abasia locality in AL- Najaf AL –Ashraf The study included 300 person from the study areas of 150 Person for each from Augest 2008 to Jenuory 2009.in the biology department / collage education of girls This study was based on a questionnaire paper which included the following criteria (sex , age , itch time , activities , parts of the body infection and water depth )Examination of snails revealed that infected with avian schistosome cercariae only 3 % and the percentage of the infected population was 38.3 % and 41.6 % for males and 33.3 % for females . also 43.4% for children and 17.3 % for adult.The results also revealed that 69.5 % from the infected persons the symptoms apparent after dry the body and of 89.5% from them the itch remains after more than three days and the hands and legs are more infected 65.2 % . Also the infection increased according to the increase of the temperature 78.2 % and decrease of water depth .

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