Preferred Name | toxocariasis | |
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Toxocara infectious disease Toxocara caused disease or disorder infection by Toxascaris Toxocara infection visceral larva migrans Toxocara disease or disorder |
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Definitions |
A parasitic infection caused by worms found in domestic animals. In humans nematode larvae enter the portal system from the small intestine and disseminate in visceral organs causing inflammatory reactions. Signs and symptoms include eosinophilia, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and lung infections. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005988 |
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Toxocara infectious disease Toxocara caused disease or disorder infection by Toxascaris Toxocara infection visceral larva migrans Toxocara disease or disorder |
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definition |
A parasitic infection caused by worms found in domestic animals. In humans nematode larvae enter the portal system from the small intestine and disseminate in visceral organs causing inflammatory reactions. Signs and symptoms include eosinophilia, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and lung infections. |
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has_exact_synonym |
Toxocara infectious disease Toxocara caused disease or disorder infection by Toxascaris Toxocara infection visceral larva migrans Toxocara disease or disorder |
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label |
toxocariasis |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0005988 |
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prefLabel |
toxocariasis |
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textual definition |
A parasitic infection caused by worms found in domestic animals. In humans nematode larvae enter the portal system from the small intestine and disseminate in visceral organs causing inflammatory reactions. Signs and symptoms include eosinophilia, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and lung infections. |
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