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DOID:1252 - trichuriasis


Disease Ontology Definition:A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection located_in intestine in humans, has_material_basis_in Trichuris trichiura, which is transmitted_by ingestion of food contaminated with egg-carrying soil. The infection has_symptom abdominal pain, has_symptom diarrhea, has_symptom rectal prolapse and has_symptom growth retardation.

Synonyms: Infection by Trichuris trichura, Trichuriasis infection, Whipworm disease, trichuris trichiura infection,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0005996 - trichuriasis


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

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