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DOID:885 - fascioliasis


Disease Ontology Definition:A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection of the bile ducts of the liver by Fasciola hepatica or Fasciola gigantica. During the acute phase, manifestations include abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, urticaria and eosinophilia. Occasionally, infection occurs in intestinal wall, lungs, subcutaneous tissue, and pharyngeal mucosa.

Synonyms: Fasciola hepatica infection, Fasciola hepatica infection (disorder), Infection by Fasciola, Infection by Fasciola (disorder), Liver flukes, Liver flukes NOS, Liver flukes NOS (disorder), Sheep liver fluke infection,

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

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