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ID DOID:0050270
Name Trichomonas tenax trichomoniasis
Definition A trichomoniasis that is caused by a singled-celled protozoan parasite Trichomonas tenax, which is transmitted through oral droplets, by kissing, or on fomites such as eating utensils. Trichomonas tenax causes periodonitis and bronchopulmonary trichomoniasis by aspiration from the oropharynx.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/20427914, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=mmed&part=A4222
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is_a trichomoniasis

is_a mouth disease

Subclass Logical Relationships

has material basis in some Trichomonas tenax

transmitted by some droplet spread transmission

disease has location some oral cavity

transmitted by some vehicle-borne fomite transmission

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