| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:10079 |
| Name | cysticercosis |
| Definition | A taeniasis that results from ingestion of eggs or larvae of the Taenia solium tapeworm in undercooked pork or fecally contaminated food or water, which subsequently infect the central nervous system, heart, muscles, subcutaneous tissues, and eyes. Neurocysticercosis causes seizures, mental disturbances, focal neurologic deficits and intracerebral lesions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysticercosis |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:59051007 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:10078 DOID:14424 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
intestinal taenia solium infection [EXACT] neurocysticercosis [EXACT] Pork tapeworm infection [EXACT] Tapeworm infection intestinal taenia solum [EXACT] Tapeworm infection pork [EXACT] tenia solium infectious disease [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a eye disease is_a heart disease is_a taeniasis is_a muscular disease is_a central nervous system disease is_a skin disease |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
disease has location some zone of skin and disease has location some heart and disease has location some eye and disease has location some central nervous system and disease has location some muscle tissue |