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ID DOID:11079
Name leech infestation
Definition A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves parasitic infestation by members of the subclass Hirudinea. The leeches remain attached to their hosts and feed on blood until they become full, at which point they fall off to digest. While feeding, they release an anesthetic and use a combination of mucus and suction to stay attached and secrete an anti-clotting enzyme, hirudin, into the host's blood stream.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech, http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0010057
Xrefs

ICD10CM:B88.3

ICD9CM:134.2

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154423006

UMLS_CUI:C0019575

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

Synonyms

Hirudiniasis [EXACT]

Leeches [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease

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