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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
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Definition
: Infections of the INTESTINES with PARASITES, commonly involving PARASITIC WORMS. Infections with roundworms (NEMATODE INFECTIONS) and tapeworms (CESTODE INFECTIONS) are also known as HELMINTHIASIS.
GEN; prefer specific indentations; otherwise coord IM with specific parasitic disease (IM) + specific precoord intestinal disease (IM)
Examples
Anisakiasis
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Balantidiasis
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Blastocystis Infections
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Cryptosporidiosis
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Dientamoebiasis
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Dysentery, Amebic
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Giardiasis
Other names
Parasitic Intestinal Diseases; Parasitic Intestinal Disease; Intestinal Disease, Parasitic; Diseases, Parasitic Intestinal; Disease, Parasitic Intestinal