Schisto Washing (IMAGE)

Stanford University

Schisto Washing

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A woman bathes in the Senegal River, while her children play nearby. Common livelihoods, daily chores, hygiene practices and children's play depend on the waterway, where residents are repeatedly exposed to reinfection by the parasitic worms that cause schistosomiasis.

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Andrea Lund

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