OBO ID: DOID:10079
Term Name: cysticercosis Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • intestinal taenia solium infection
  • neurocysticercosis
  • Pork tapeworm infection
  • Tapeworm infection intestinal taenia solum
  • Tapeworm infection pork
  • tenia solium infectious disease
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
References:
  • GARD:8194
  • ICD10CM:B69
  • ICD9CM:123.1
  • MESH:D003551
  • NCI:C34520
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:59051007
  • UMLS_CUI:C0010678
Ontology: Human Disease   ( DOID:10079 )
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