Schistosoma haematobium is an important
parasite. It is a major agent of
schistosomiasis. More specifically, it is associated with urinary schistosomiasis.It can break the wall of the
urinary bladder causing
haematuria. Inflammation of the genitals due to S. haematobium may contribute to the propagation of HIV.The adult worm lives in the blood vessels of the bladder. Since there are separate males and females, a single worm can not produce eggs. A female worm produces roughly 30 eggs per day. It is these eggs that cause the pathogenicity in an infected individual. Dark urine is a significant clinical sign of urinary schistosomiasis.
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A species of trematode worm that parasitizes humans and causes urinary tract disease. See Schistosomiasis.
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