| H01056 | |
| H number | H01056 |
| Name | Toxocariasis |
| Description | Human toxocariasis is the disease caused by infection of zoonotic roundworms Toxocara canis and T. cati, whose definitive hosts are dogs and cats, respectively. Humans become infected by ingesting either embryonated eggs from soil or raw vegetables. Toxocara larval migration in the body can cause four clinical syndromes, namely visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans, and covert/common toxocariasis. These are frequently associated with fever, abdominal pain, cough, wheeze, and hepatomegaly. Ocular larva migrans can lead to visual loss. |
| Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Toxocara canis Toxocara cati |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F6D ICD-10: B83.0 MeSH: D014120 D007816 |
| Reference | PMID:20149289 AUTHORS Rubinsky-Elefant G, Hirata CE, Yamamoto JH, Ferreira MU TITLE Human toxocariasis: diagnosis, worldwide seroprevalences and clinical expression of the systemic and ocular forms. JOURNAL Ann Trop Med Parasitol 104:3-23 (2010) DOI:10.1179/136485910X12607012373957 PMID:11301585 AUTHORS Magnaval JF, Glickman LT, Dorchies P, Morassin B TITLE Highlights of human toxocariasis. JOURNAL Korean J Parasitol 39:1-11 (2001) DOI:10.3347/kjp.2001.39.1.1 PMID:9347221 AUTHORS Overgaauw PA TITLE Aspects of Toxocara epidemiology: human toxocarosis. JOURNAL Crit Rev Microbiol 23:215-31 (1997) DOI:10.3109/10408419709115137 PMID:9347222 AUTHORS Overgaauw PA TITLE Aspects of Toxocara epidemiology: toxocarosis in dogs and cats. JOURNAL Crit Rev Microbiol 23:233-51 (1997) DOI:10.3109/10408419709115138 |