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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A disease caused by a parasitic nematode of the genus Toxocara, transmitted to humans by ingestion of a substance, such as soil, that has been contaminated by dog or cat feces and typically affecting either the eye or the internal organs. The ocular form of the disease can lead to permanent loss of vision.
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- noun A
zoonotic ,helminthic infection ofhumans caused byroundworms of thegenus Toxocara.
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Examples
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If transferred to humans this can cause an illness called toxocariasis which can cause blindness.
News round-up 2010
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Indeed, the prevalence rates of some of these conditions, such as toxocariasis (roundworm) and trichomoniasis (commonly called trich) are as high among African Americans in the U.S. as they are in Nigeria, with more than one million cases in our country.
Peter Hotez, M.D, Ph.D.: A New Tropical Medicine Clinic for 'Third World America' Peter Hotez 2011
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The biggest threat to health from dog mess is toxocariasis, an infection of the roundworm toxocara canis.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Martin Evans 2011
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Several diseases are spread more commonly by cats and dogs than by other pets, such as cat scratch disease, ringworm, toxocariasis and toxoplasmosis.
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Symptoms may include hives, muscle pain, fever, cough, wheezing, abdominal pain and, in rare cases, toxocariasis can lead to partial blindness and swelling of the organs and central nervous system.
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Several diseases are spread more commonly by cats and dogs than by other pets, such as cat scratch disease, ringworm, toxocariasis and toxoplasmosis.
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Symptoms may include hives, muscle pain, fever, cough, wheezing, abdominal pain and, in rare cases, toxocariasis can lead to partial blindness and swelling of the organs and central nervous system.
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Symptoms may include hives, muscle pain, fever, cough, wheezing, abdominal pain and, in rare cases, toxocariasis can lead to partial blindness and swelling of the organs and central nervous system.
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Several diseases are spread more commonly by cats and dogs than by other pets, such as cat scratch disease, ringworm, toxocariasis and toxoplasmosis.
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Symptoms may include hives, muscle pain, fever, cough, wheezing, abdominal pain and, in rare cases, toxocariasis can lead to partial blindness and swelling of the organs and central nervous system.
chained_bear commented on the word toxocariasis
Seen here. (Not for people who don't like bugs.)
April 17, 2009