angiostrongyliasis
angiostrongyliasis noun: a parasitic infection that can infect humans when they eat contaminated raw snails/slugs or unwashed produce and may cause eosinophilic meningitis.
Noun
angiostrongyliasis (uncountable)
- A parasitic infection that can infect humans when they eat contaminated raw snails/slugs or unwashed produce and may cause eosinophilic meningitis.
- It is endemic to the Americas (from southern USA to northern Argentina in South America) and in humans causes abdominal or intestinal angiostrongyliasis, which mimics appendicitis with eosinophilia [5 ,6 ].2015 August 1, “Mitochondrial Genome Supports Sibling Species of Angiostrongylus costaricensis (Nematoda: Angiostrongylidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin of angiostrongyliasis
Angiostrongylus + -iasis
Words formed from angiostrongyliasis
Words that rhyme with angiostrongyliasis
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Questions about angiostrongyliasis
- What does angiostrongyliasis mean?
- Angiostrongyliasis means a parasitic infection that can infect humans when they eat contaminated raw snails/slugs or unwashed produce and may cause eosinophilic meningitis.
- What part of speech is angiostrongyliasis?
- Angiostrongyliasis is a noun.
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