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ID | DOID:1081 |
Name | mansonelliasis |
Definition | A filariasis that involves parasitic infection by the nematodes Mansonella ozzardi or Mansonella perstans, which reside in the skin or body cavities. The nematode is transmitted through the bite of midges and blackflies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansonelliasis |
Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:240849009 |
Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
Parent Relationships |
is_a filariasis is_a skin disease |
Subclass Logical Relationships |
disease has location some zone of skin |