6 Parents
| Identifier | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DOID:4 | disease | A disease is a disposition (i) to undergo pathological processes that (ii) exists in an organism because of one or more disorders in that organism. |
| DOID:0050117 | disease by infectious agent | A disease that is the consequence of the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including pathogenic viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites, and aberrant proteins known as prions. |
| DOID:1398 | parasitic infectious disease | A disease by infectious agent that is carried out by a parasite which by definition is a pathogen that simultaneously injures and derives sustenance from its host. |
| DOID:4110 | parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease | A parasitic infectious disease that is caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host. |
| DOID:11080 | myiasis | A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that is caused by parasitic dipterous fly larvae (maggots) feeding on the host's necrotic or living tissue. |
| DOID:12927 | screw worm infectious disease | A myiasis that involves parasitic infestation of Cochliomyia hominivorax or Chrysomya bezziana larvae, which feed on the living tissues of warm-blooded animals. In Cochliomyia infestation, larvae migrate from the subdermis to other tissues in the body, causing extreme damage in the process. Chrysomya bezziana larvae feed and can cause permanent tissue damage. |
5 Relations
| Relationship |
Parent Term . Identifier |
Child Term . Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| is_a | DOID:11080 | DOID:12927 |
| is_a | DOID:1398 | DOID:12927 |
| is_a | DOID:0050117 | DOID:12927 |
| is_a | DOID:4110 | DOID:12927 |
| is_a | DOID:4 | DOID:12927 |
