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baylisascariasis

Disease Summary
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Mondo Description An infection that is caused by the raccoon nematode Baylisascaris procyonis, which is transmitted by the ingestion of embryonated eggs in contaminated soil; symptoms depend on larval migration sites (visceral organs, eye, or brain) provoking severe inflammatory responses.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0000297:  baylisascariasis
NCIT:C128397: 
UMLS:C0162626: 
UMLS:C0277150: