Currently the percentage of patients in both regions were respectively 2.49 percent and 3.79 percent. 1990's figure of less than 1 percent, in the 1950s had about 50 percent.
It is told by Head of District Health Office of Sigi dr Sofyan Mailili, Sunday (27/6) in Palu. The day before, Chief Representative of World Health Organization (WHO) in Indonesia dr Khanchit L with Director General of Disease Control Ministry of Health and Environmental Health Prof. dr Tjandra Yoga Aditama SPP (K) visited the two areas that became endemic area of schistosomiasis.
In that visit, Tjandra Yoga brings several thousand Praziaquantel, schistosomiasis drug, and submitted to the Health Office of Central Sulawesi.
Distributed snail
Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by Schistosoma japonicum worms that spread via snail Oncomelania hupensis linduensis sebulir sized rice. From snails, worms enter the body through the skin. Besides, can also go to other mammals, like cows and buffaloes, to become the next source of infection. To prevent infection, people need to wear boots in the snail habitat.
Symptoms of humans infected with this disease are itching, fever, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. It continues bulging belly and swollen feet and hands like beri-beri disease. Patients also suffer from anemia, and could end up with liver disorders.
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