diphyllobothriasis
MONDO:0015260Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names diphyllobothriasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Bothriocephalosis is a mammalian cosmopolitan intestinal parasitosis. In addition to non-specific digestive problems (nausea, abdominal pain, lack of appetite), bothriocephalosis provokes an anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency that resembles Biermer anemia (anemia characterized by abnormally large red blood cells).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015260), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
6 names
Resolves to: diphyllobothriasis
- Also called
- BothriocephalosisDiphyllobothrium caused disease or disorderDiphyllobothrium disease or disorderDiphyllobothrium infectionDiphyllobothrium infectious diseasefish tapeworm