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echinococcosis
Disease Summary
Associated Targets (6)
Tchem
3
Tbio
2
Tclin
1
Mondo Description A parasitic infection caused by tapeworm larvae of Echinococcus. It affects livestock and humans. It is characterized by the formation of hydatid cysts mainly in the liver, lungs, spleen, and kidneys. Rupture of the cysts may lead to shock.
Disease Ontology Description A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection of humans and domestic animals caused by the larval stages of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus in the liver, lungs, spleen, brain, heart and kidneys.
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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.
COHD:440043
DOID:1496
EFO:0007245
MESH:D004443
NCIT:C84682
SCTID:74942003
UMLS:C0013502
MONDO:0005738
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