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December 23, 2022
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Preferred Name | Onchocerciasis | |
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Definitions |
A disease caused by infection with Onchocerca volvulus; symptoms may include pruritis and blindness. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C34861 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
An infection that is caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus, which most commonly occurs in tropical climates, and which is transmitted by bites from a black fly. Symptoms include intense pruritus, inflammation, and swelling of skin; if the larvae migrate to the eye, blindness can occur.
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C34861
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Contributing_Source |
NICHD
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definition |
A disease caused by infection with Onchocerca volvulus; symptoms may include pruritis and blindness.
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label |
Onchocerciasis
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Legacy Concept Name |
Onchocerciasis
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Preferred_Name |
Onchocerciasis
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prefixIRI |
NCIT:C34861
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prefLabel |
Onchocerciasis
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome
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UMLS_CUI |
C0029001
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