helminthiasis angiostrongyliasis https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/683/angiostrongyliasis https://www.malacards.org/card/angiostrongyliasis MESH:C536369 icd11.foundation:1768378720 Orphanet:74 MedDRA:10069517 GARD:0000683 ICD9:128.8 SCTID:61750000 UMLS:C0392662 MEDGEN:98230 NCIT:C128394 DOID:0050256 A foodborne zoonotic disease, endemic to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, caused by the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis and that is acquired by the ingestion of the infective larvae on vegetables or in raw or undercooked snails, slugs, land crabs, freshwater shrimps, frogs and lizards. The main feature is eosinophilic meningitis, with clinical manifestations including fever, headache, malaise, fatigue, vomiting, rhinorrhea, blurred vision, diplopia, cough, stiff neck, enteritis, constipation and paraesthesia due to the movement of the worms from the intestines to the lungs, central nervous system and eyes. In severe cases without treatment, coma and death can occur. MONDO:0019143