anisakiasis
MONDO:0015200Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names anisakiasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Infection with roundworms of the genus anisakis. Human infection results from the consumption of fish harboring roundworm larvae. The worms may cause acute nausea; vomiting; or penetrate into the wall of the digestive tract where they give rise to eosinophilic granuloma in the stomach; intestines; or the omentum.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015200), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: anisakiasis
- Also called
- Anisakis simplex infection