FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term baylisascariasis ID (Ontology) DOID:0050259 (Human Disease)
Definition A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection of the intestine caused by the larvae of Baylisascaris procyonis, which can invade the spinal cord, brain, and eye of humans, resulting in permanent neurologic damage, blindness, or death.
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 |__eye disease_________________________________
parasitic infectious disease                    |
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central nervous system disease                  |
 |__spinal cord disease_________________________|
 |__brain disease_______________________________|
gastrointestinal system disease                 |
 |__intestinal disease__________________________|
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