1F74 Hymenolepiasis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Hymenolepis. This disease is commonly asymptomatic. This disease may present with nausea, weakness, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, or vomiting. Transmission is by the ingestion of eggs commonly in contaminated food or water, or ingestion of infected arthropods. Confirmation is by identification of Hymenolepis eggs in a faecal sample.

synonyms

• Hymenolepiasis
• hymenolepiosis
• hymenolepis infection
• dwarf tapeworm
• Dwarf tapeworm infection
• hymenolepidosis
• hymenolepis infestation
• Hymenolepiasis due to Hymenolepis nana
• hymenolepiasis nana
• hymenolepis nana infection
• Hymenolepiasis due to Hymenolepis diminuta
• hymenolepis diminuta
• hymenolepis diminuta infection
• rat tapeworm
• Rat tapeworm infection

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