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Disease caused by parasite

MedGen UID:
45325
•Concept ID:
C0030499
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Parasitic; Diseases, Parasitic; Infection, Parasite; Infection, Parasitic; Infections, Parasite; Infections, Parasitic; Parasite Infection; Parasite Infections; Parasitic Disease; Parasitic Diseases; Parasitic Infection; Parasitic Infections
SNOMED CT: Disease caused by parasite (17322007); Parasitic infectious disease (17322007); Parasitic disease (17322007); Parasitosis (17322007)

Definition

Infections or infestations with PARASITES. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisease caused by parasite

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Malaria: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Shahbodaghi SD, Rathjen NA
Am Fam Physician 2022 Sep;106(3):270-278. PMID: 36126008
Scabies: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Sunderkötter C, Wohlrab J, Hamm H
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021 Oct 15;118(41):695-704. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0296. PMID: 34615594Free PMC Article
Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis.
Garcia HH, Nash TE, Del Brutto OH
Lancet Neurol 2014 Dec;13(12):1202-15. Epub 2014 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70094-8. PMID: 25453460Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Practical diagnostic algorithms for Chagas disease: a focus on low resource settings.
Gabaldón-Figueira JC, Skjefte M, Longhi S, Escabia E, García LJ, Ros-Lucas A, Martínez-Peinado N, Muñoz-Calderón A, Gascón J, Schijman AG, Alonso-Padilla J
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2023 Jul-Dec;21(12):1287-1299. Epub 2023 Nov 24 doi: 10.1080/14787210.2023.2279110. PMID: 37933443

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