Translation guide
A parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma japonicum, endemic in parts of East and Southeast Asia. In Japanese, it is referred to by specific medical terms.
The disease oriental schistosomiasis in a medical or scientific context.
Alternative term emphasizing the infection aspect, used in medical literature.
日本住血吸虫感染症の診断には、糞便検査が用いられます。
Stool examination is used to diagnose oriental schistosomiasis.
The disease as known historically in Japan, often associated with specific endemic areas.
In modern medical contexts, use 日本住血吸虫症. In historical or regional discussions, 片山病 is more appropriate. The disease is now rare in Japan, so the term may not be widely recognized outside medical or historical circles.
Standard medical term for oriental schistosomiasis, literally 'Japanese blood fluke disease'.
日本住血吸虫症は、日本住血吸虫によって引き起こされる寄生虫感染症です。
Oriental schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection caused by Schistosoma japonicum.
Historical Japanese name for the disease, named after the Katayama district in Hiroshima Prefecture where it was first identified.
片山病はかつて広島県片山地区で流行していた風土病です。
Katayama disease was an endemic disease that once prevailed in the Katayama district of Hiroshima Prefecture.
Combined form used to clarify the modern medical term alongside the historical name.
日本住血吸虫症（片山病）は、ミヤイリガイという巻貝が中間宿主です。
Oriental schistosomiasis (Katayama disease) uses the snail Oncomelania nosophora as an intermediate host.