ICD-11 code : 1F76;
Preferred Label : Taeniasis;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the intestines, caused by an infection with the adult parasitic worm
Taenia. This disease is characterized by abdominal pain, weight loss, diarrhoea, constipation,
or may be asymptomatic. Transmission is by ingestion of larval cysts in undercooked
beef or pork. Confirmation is by identification of Taenia eggs or proglottids in faecal
samples (samples from multiple days).;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 1F76.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 1F76.Z;
Origin ID : 733748279;
UMLS CUI : C0039254;
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A disease of the intestines, caused by an infection with the adult parasitic worm
Taenia. This disease is characterized by abdominal pain, weight loss, diarrhoea, constipation,
or may be asymptomatic. Transmission is by ingestion of larval cysts in undercooked
beef or pork. Confirmation is by identification of Taenia eggs or proglottids in faecal
samples (samples from multiple days).