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DOID:456 - ascariasis

Disease Ontology Definition:A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves infection of the intestine with the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides. Larvae migrating through the lungs cause cough, wheezing and hemoptysis. Bowel or biliary obstruction causes cramping abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Peritonitis, enlargement of the liver or spleen, toxicity and pneumonia are observed when larvae get into the portal circulation.

Synonyms: Ascariasis - roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides infection,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0005654 - ascariasis


Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease (is_a)