| has gloss | (noun) the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
infestation |
| lexicalization | eng: infestation |
| subclass of | (noun) the condition of being filled to capacity
fullness |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
fasciolosis, fascioliasis |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia
fasciolopsiasis |
| has subclass | (noun) a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin
Guinea worm disease, dracunculiasis, Guinea worm |
| has subclass | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children
enterobiasis |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
bilharziasis, bilharzia, schistosomiasis |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
trichinosis, trichiniasis, myositis trichinosa |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation with itch mites
acariasis, acariosis, acaridiasis |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
ascariasis |
| has subclass | (noun) (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
coccidiosis |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
echinococcosis, hydatid disease, hydatidosis |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation of the body with parasitic worms
helminthiasis |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation
myiasis |
| has subclass | (noun) 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
river blindness, onchocerciasis |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia
opisthorchiasis |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
pediculosis, lousiness |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation with chiggers
trombiculiasis |
| has subclass | (noun) infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation
trichuriasis |
| has subclass | c/Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites of the skin |