Schistosomiasis causes at first a rash, followed by fever, chills, cough, and myalgia, and eventually digestive and CNS damage if left untreated.

Schistosomiasis is caused by *Schistosoma mansoni*, *S. haematobium*, or *S. japonicum*, trematodes that invade through the skin. 

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