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... > Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Helminthiasis > Nematode Infections > Secernentea Infections > Ascaridida Infections > Ascariasis

Preferred term

Ascariasis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ascaris Infection
  • Ascaris Infections
  • Infection, Ascaris
  • Infections, Ascaris

Note

  • nematode infect caused by ASCARIS; do not confuse with ACARIASIS, mite infestation or ASCARIDIASIS, infection with ASCARIDIA; coord IM with species (IM)

Scope note

  • Infection by nematodes of the genus ASCARIS. Ingestion of infective eggs causes diarrhea and pneumonitis. Its distribution is more prevalent in areas of poor sanitation and where human feces are used for fertilizer.

In other languages

  • suolinkaistauti

    Finnish

  • ascariasis
  • ascariasis non specificata
  • ascaridiasis
  • askariaasi
  • askaridiaasi
  • askarioosi
  • määrittämätön suolinkaistauti
  • ospecificerad spolmaskinfektion
  • spolmaskinfektion
  • Spolmaskinfektion

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001196

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