| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:10075 |
| Name | diphyllobothriasis |
| Definition | A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection caused by Diphyllobothrium latum through the consumption of raw or undercooked fish. The symptoms include abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss and vitamin B12 deficiency with pernicious anemia. http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Diphyllobothriasis.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphyllobothrium |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:187151009 |
| SKOS |
exactMatch MESH:D004169 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Diphyllobothrium infection [EXACT] fish tapeworm [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
disease has feature some vitamin B12 deficiency has symptom some abdominal discomfort has symptom some weight loss has symptom some diarrhea has material basis in some Dibothriocephalus latus disease has feature some pernicious anemia has symptom some vomiting |