baylisascariasis
MONDO:0000297Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names baylisascariasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An 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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000297), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: baylisascariasis
- Also called
- Baylisascaris procyonis caused disease or disorderBaylisascaris procyonis disease or disorderBaylisascaris procyonis infectious diseaseraccoon roundworm infection