Term Name: parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease
Synonyms: helminth infection, helminthiasis, helminthosis, worm infection
Definition: A parasitic infectious disease that occurs when part of the body is infested with parasitic worms such as cestodes, nematodes and trematodes.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:883]   ( DOID:883 )

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is a type of: parasitic infectious disease
has subtype: acanthocephaliasis ancylostomiasis angiostrongyliasis anisakiasis ascariasis ascaridiasis baylisascariasis capillariasis clonorchiasis coenurosis dicrocoeliasis dioctophymiasis diphyllobothriasis dracunculiasis echinococcosis echinostomiasis enterobiasis fascioliasis fascioloidiasis fasciolopsiasis filariasis gnathomiasis heterophyiasis hymenolepiasis mesocestoidiasis metagonimiasis monieziasis necatoriasis oesophagostomiasis opisthorchiasis paragonimiasis philophthalmiasis schistosomiasis sparganosis strongyloidiasis taeniasis thelaziasis toxascariasis toxocariasis trichinosis trichostrongyloidiasis trichuriasis