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Preferred Name

Schistosomiasis
Definitions
A parasitic infection caused by flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Signs and symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, eosinophilia and hepatosplenomegaly. If left untreated it may eventually cause liver damage leading to cirrhosis, bladder cancer and kidney failure.
Synonyms
Liver Fluke Infestation
Schistosomiasis
Snail Fever
Bilharzia
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

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label
Schistosomiasis
Maps_To
Schistosomiasis
Legacy Concept Name
Schistosomiasis
Preferred_Name
Schistosomiasis
Semantic_Type
Disease or Syndrome
prefixIRI
Thesaurus:C35000
DEFINITION
A parasitic infection caused by flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Signs and symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, eosinophilia and hepatosplenomegaly. If left untreated it may eventually cause liver damage leading to cirrhosis, bladder cancer and kidney failure.
UMLS_CUI
C0036323
code
C35000
subClassOf
type
FULL_SYN
Liver Fluke Infestation
Schistosomiasis
Snail Fever
Bilharzia
ALT_DEFINITION
Schistosoma parasite infection that is commonly seen in tropical and subtropical regions and may be transmitted through skin contact with contaminated freshwater.
Contributing_Source
CPTAC
MedDRA
NICHD
Concept_In_Subset
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