#infestation the state of being overrun in unpleasantly large numbers (as by parasites)
supertype: #fullness the condition of being filled to capacity
subtype: #fascioliasis__fasciolosis__fasciolosi infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
subtype: #fasciolopsiasis__fasciolopsiasi infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia
subtype: #enterobiasis an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children
subtype: #schistosomiasis__schistosomiasi__bilharzia__bilharziasis an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
subtype: #trichinosis__trichinosi__trichiniasis__myositis_trichinosa infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
subtype: #acariasis__acariasi__acariosis__acariosi__acaridiasis__acaridiasi infestation with itch mites
subtype: #ascariasis infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
subtype: #coccidiosis__coccidiosi (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
subtype: #echinococcosis__hydatid_disease__hydatidosis infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
subtype: #helminthiasis__helminthiasi infestation of the body with parasitic worms
subtype: #hookworm_disease__hookworm infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
subtype: #myiasis infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation
subtype: #onchocerciasis__river_blindness infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
subtype: #opisthorchiasis infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia
subtype: #pediculosis__pediculosi__lousiness__lousines infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
subtype: #pediculosis_capitis__pediculosiscapiti__head_lice infestation of the scalp with lice
subtype: #pediculosis_corporis infestation of body skin with lice
subtype: #pediculosis_pubis__pediculosispubi__crabs__crab infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
subtype: #trombiculiasis infestation with chiggers
subtype: #trichuriasis infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation
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