Angiostrongyliasis

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Angiostrongylus. This disease commonly presents with fever, headache, stiffness of the neck and back, tingling or painful feelings in the skin, nausea and vomiting, or may be asymptomatic. Transmission is by ingestion of larvae in contaminated food.

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Child codes

1F60.0 – Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis
1F60.1 – Intestinal angiostrongyliasis
1F60.Y – Other specified angiostrongyliasis
1F60.Z – Angiostrongyliasis, unspecified

Sibling codes

1F61 – Anisakiasis
1F62 – Ascariasis
1F63 – Capillariasis
1F64 – Dracunculiasis
1F65 – Enterobiasis
1F66 – Filariasis
1F67 – Gnathostomiasis
1F68 – Hookworm diseases
1F69 – Oesophagostomiasis
1F6A – Onchocerciasis
1F6B – Strongyloidiasis
1F6C – Syngamosis
1F6D – Toxocariasis
1F6E – Trichinosis
1F6F – Trichostrongyliasis
1F6G – Trichuriasis
1F6H – Uncinariosis
1F6Y – Other specified diseases due to nematodes
1F6Z – Diseases due to nematodes, unspecified

Foundation entity

Angiostrongyliasis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1768378720

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases