kichocho

How to say it

Meaning

a parasitic disease caught from contaminated water, bilharzia (schistosomiasis).

Good to know

a medical term; common in areas near lakes and rivers where the parasite's snail host lives.

Examples

• Kichocho ni ugonjwa unaoenea kwa maji machafu.Bilharzia is a disease spread through dirty water.
• Umepimwa kichocho hospitalini?Have you been tested for bilharzia at the hospital?
• Hatukuogelea ziwani kwa hofu ya kichocho.We did not swim in the lake for fear of bilharzia.
• Watoto wengi kijijini waliugua kichocho mwaka jana.Many children in the village fell ill with bilharzia last year.