toxocariasis

Summary
Synonym
  • Infection by Toxascaris
  • Toxocara infection
  • visceral larva migrans
Definition
A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves zoonotic infection of humans by the larvae of Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati. The larvae invade multiple tissues like liver, heart, lungs, brain, muscle and eyes causing various symptoms including fever, anorexia, weight loss, cough, wheezing, rashes, hepatosplenomegaly, hypereosinophilia and ophthalmologic lesions.
Super Class
brain disease eye disease heart disease liver disease lung disease muscular disease parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease
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Disease Ontology
DOID:9790
Mondo Disease Ontology
MeSH
UMLS
NCI Thesaurus
GARD
Related Genes
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Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
3565 IL4 interleukin 4
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Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
16189 Il4 interleukin 4
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Gene ID Gene Symbol Description Source
287287 Il4 interleukin 4

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