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DOID:10079 - cysticercosis

Disease Ontology 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.

Synonyms: Pork tapeworm infection, Tapeworm infection intestinal taenia solum, Tapeworm infection pork, Tapeworm infection: [intestinal taenia solium] or [pork], Tapeworm infection: intestinal taenia solum, Tapeworm infection: pork, intestinal taenia solium infection, neurocysticercosis, tenia solium infectious disease,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0015484 - cysticercosis


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

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): central nervous system disease (is_a), eye disease (is_a), heart disease (is_a), muscular disease (is_a), skin disease (is_a), taeniasis (is_a)