FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term ascariasis ID (Ontology) DOID:456 (Human Disease)
Definition A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves infection of the intestine with the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides. Larvae migrating through the lungs cause cough, wheezing and hemoptysis. Bowel or biliary obstruction causes cramping abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Peritonitis, enlargement of the liver or spleen, toxicity and pneumonia are observed when larvae get into the portal circulation.
Also Known As "Ascariasis - roundworm"
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  • "Ascariasis - roundworm" EXACT
    "Ascaris lumbricoides infection" RELATED
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ICD10CM:B77
ICD9CM:127.0
MESH:D001196
NCI:C128392
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:2435008
UMLS_CUI:C0003950