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ID DOID:0050259
Name baylisascariasis
Definition A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection of the intestine caused by the larvae of Baylisascaris procyonis, which can invade the spinal cord, brain, and eye of humans, resulting in permanent neurologic damage, blindness, or death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylisascaris
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is_a brain disease

is_a parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease

is_a eye disease

is_a intestinal disease

is_a spinal cord disease

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