Most people don’t get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa Ledger isn't like most people.

Schistosoma mansoni egg recovered from the medieval latrine in Bruges. Black bar represents 20 µm. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Follow the circular life cycle of Schistosoma, a life-threatening parasite that can live in water, snails and even people. Watch our stop-motion video to learn how the sneaky Schistosoma parasite ...

The complex life cycle of Schistosoma also involves an intermediate freshwater snail host and two larval stages. Humans can be infected if they enter water that contains schistosomes, but communities ...