Preferred Name

Amebiasis

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84551

ALT_DEFINITION

A gastrointestinal parasitic infection that is caused by Entamoeba histolytica, and which has a spectrum of manifestations including bloody diarrhea and colitis; extraintestinal infection involves the liver, brain, and lungs.

code

C84551

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128453

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

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.

FULL_SYN

Amebiasis

label

Amebiasis

Preferred_Name

Amebiasis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C84551

prefLabel

Amebiasis

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0002438

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34953

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