Schistosomiasis involves

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Schistosomiasis is caused by a blood fluke (A). The eggs of the fluke are excreted by humans into freshwater and develop into miracidium (B). The miracidium then infects specific snail intermediate hosts and develops first into sporocysts and then into cercaria (C). The cercariae are then released into the water and can penetrate the skin of humans in contact with contaminated water. The cercariae then travel via the bloodstream and eventually reach the liver and other organs of the body (D). Therefore, all of the choices are correct.

Schistosomiasis Involves