Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
New Horizons for Schistosomiasis Research, Tonay İnceboz, Editör, IntechOpen Limited, London, ss.1-5, 2022
Humanity in the 21st-century has made many scientific and cultural advancements. This development in technology improves people’s living conditions [1]. However, the growth of technology also causes physical deterioration of nature via many chemical, nuclear, and solid wastes during the use of food and energy sources or pollution of water [2, 3]. The ecological balance of nature is being destroyed albeit unintentionally. This causes logarithmic growth and mutation of all kinds of microorganisms in the environment, resulting in the emergence of different species [4, 5].
Schistosomiasis is a term that denotes a disease caused by parasites belonging to genus Schistosoma. It is a major disease affecting approximately 250 million people in 78 countries and many regions in the world, mainly Asia, Africa, and America [6, 7]. There are more than 20 species of Schistosoma (Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) (1852), S. japonicum (1904), S. mansoni (1907), S. intercalatum (1934), S. mekongi (1978), S. guineensis and S. intercalatum et al.) in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.