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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about schistosomiasis and death from schistosomiasis.
Meaning of schistosomiasis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, schistosomiasis:
(a)          means an infection with a parasitic flatworm of the genus Schistosoma, being S. mansoni, S. haematobium, S. japonicum, S. intercalatum, S. mekongi, S. malayensis or S. guineensis; and

(b)          includes the acute and chronic symptoms and signs caused by the Schistosome worms or eggs.
                Note 1: Acute schistosomiasis usually occurs two to 12 weeks after exposure.  Symptoms and signs may include, but are not limited to, urticaria, cough, fever, malaise, myalgia and diarrhoea.
                Note 2: Chronic schistosomiasis usually occurs months to several years after exposure to contaminated water and may include a wide range of organ systems.
(3)          While schistosomiasis attracts ICD‑10‑AM code B65, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of schistosomiasis is that given in subsection (2).
(4)          For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from schistosomiasis
(5)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, schistosomiasis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's schistosomiasis.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.