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Baylisascariasis
rareAn 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.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0000297
- Part of
- Ascaridida infectious disease
- Also known as
- Baylisascaris procyonis caused disease or disorder · Baylisascaris procyonis disease or disorder · Baylisascaris procyonis infectious disease · raccoon roundworm infection
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