Baylisascariasis

Preferred Label : Baylisascariasis;

NCIt related terms : Raccoon Roundworm Infection;

Alternative definition : NICHD: An infection that is caused by the raccoon nematode Baylisascaris procyonis, which is transmitted by the ingestion of embryonated eggs in contaminated soil; symptoms depend on larval migration sites (visceral organs, eye, or brain) provoking severe inflammatory responses.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL509610;

Details

Origin ID

C128397;

UMLS CUI

C0277150;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- ascaridida infections [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Infection caused by Baylisascaris (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- baylisascariasis [DO Concept]
- infection by baylisascaris, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Infection caused by Baylisascaris (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- infection by baylisascaris, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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