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ID DOID:9784
Name trichinosis
Definition A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection of animals and humans by Trichinella spiralis, Trichinella nativa or Trichinella britovi. Intestinal invasion causes diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting. Larval migration into muscle tissues can cause periorbital and facial edema, conjunctivitis, fever, myalgias, splinter hemorrhages, rashes, and blood eosinophilia. Myocarditis, central nervous system involvement, and pneumonitis can also occur.
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Trichinellosis.htm
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ICD10CM:B75

ICD9CM:124

MESH:D014235

NCI:C85199

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:709018004

UMLS_CUI:C0040896

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DO_infectious_disease_slim

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Synonyms

Trichinella spiralis infection [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease

Subclass Logical Relationships

has symptom some myocarditis

has symptom some hemorrhage

has material basis in some Trichinella

has symptom some diarrhea

has symptom some vomiting

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