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amebiasis
Disease Summary
Associated Targets (2)
Tbio
2
GARD Rare
Mondo Description A parasitic infectious disorder caused by amoebas. The parasite may cause colitis which is manifested with bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and fever. In rare cases it may spread to the liver, brain and lungs.
Disease Ontology Description A parasitic protozoa infectious disease that involves infection caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. Amebic invasion of the intestinal lining causes dysentery, colitis or diarrhea. The infection can also spread through the blood to the liver and, rarely, to the lungs, brain or other organs.
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This disease has been annotated by GARD as a rare disease.
Description from Mondo Disease Ontology.
Description from Disease Ontology
DataSources which have contributed target associations to this disease, and the identifiers by which the disease is referenced.
DOID:9181
EFO:0007144
MESH:D000562
NCIT:C84551
UMLS:C0002438
MONDO:0005644
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