日本住血吸蟲病爲我國蠕蟲病中最嚴重者,此病分佈地區很廣,大致在長江以南各省都可發現。其中最嚴重的流行區有太湖、鄱陽湖附近及武漢區、洞庭湖附近。我國感染此病最多者為農民。感染患者將長期失去勞動力。此病必須及早治療,否則,拖延到疾病之末期,極難達到治癒目的。 Schistosomiasis in Japan is the most serious worm disease in China. The disease is distributed in a wide area and can be found in all provinces south of the Yangtze River. The most prevalent areas are Taihu Lake, Poyang Lake, Wuhan, and Dongting Lake. The most infected people in China are farmers. Infected patients will lose labor for a long time. The disease must be treated as soon as possible, otherwise it will be delayed until the end of the disease and it will be extremely difficult to achieve the goal of cure.