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Parasitic Diseases
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Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure. |
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GEN: prefer specifics; relation to parasites: Manual 22.12-.20; parasitic dis not in MeSH: Manual 22.17, 22.18; parasitic dis of heart = PARASITIC DISEASES or specific parasitic dis (IM) + MYOCARDIAL DISEASES (IM), not HEART DISEASES; DF: PARASITIC DIS |
Parasitic Diseases Categories.
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Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections - Infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges caused by parasites, primarily PROTOZOA and HELMINTHS. |
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Ectoparasitic Infestations - Infestations by parasites which live on the outside of the body of the host. |
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Eye Infections, Parasitic - Mild to severe infections of the eye and its adjacent structures (adnexa) by adult or larval protozoan or metazoan parasites. |
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Helminthiasis - Infestation with parasitic worms of the helminth class. |
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - Infections of the INTESTINES with PARASITES, commonly involving PROTOZOA or PARASITIC WORMS. Infections with roundworms (NEMATODE INFECTIONS) and TAPEWORMS (CESTODE INFECTIONS) are also known as HELMINTHIASIS. |
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Liver Diseases, Parasitic - Infections of the liver with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by trematodes (flukes). |
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic - Infections of the lungs with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by nematodes (roundworms). |
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Parasitic Diseases, Animal - Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. The infestation may be experimental or veterinary. |
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Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - Parasitic diseases occurring during the course of pregnancy, or pregnancy during the course of a parasitic disease. Some of the more commonly co-occurring infections are amebiasis, malaria and toxoplasmosis. |
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Protozoan Infections - Infections with unicellular organisms of the subkingdom PROTOZOA. |
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Skin Diseases, Parasitic - Skin diseases caused by arthropods, helminths, or protozoa. |
Parasitic Diseases Definitions and Terms
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