FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term leech infestation ID (Ontology) DOID:11079 (Human Disease)
Definition A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves parasitic infestation by members of the subclass Hirudinea. The leeches remain attached to their hosts and feed on blood until they become full, at which point they fall off to digest. While feeding, they release an anesthetic and use a combination of mucus and suction to stay attached and secrete an anti-clotting enzyme, hirudin, into the host's blood stream.
Also Known As "Hirudiniasis" ; "Leeches"
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   |__parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease
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    "Leeches" EXACT
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ICD10CM:B88.3
ICD9CM:134.2
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154423006
UMLS_CUI:C0019575