DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for acanthocephaliasis

Acanthocephaliasis [DOID:0050254]

A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves infection of the intestine caused by thorny-headed worms Macracanthorhynchus or Moniliformis moniliformis. The infection has_symptom abdominal pain, has_symptom distension, has_symptom fever, has_symptom decreased appetite, has_symptom nausea, has_symptom vomiting, has_symptom weight loss, has_symptom diarrhea, and has_symptom constipation or has_symptom bloody stools.

Synonyms:  acanthocephaliasis,  acanthocephaliasises,  DOID:0050254