angiostrongyliasis


angiostrongyliasis

 [an″je-o-stron″jĭ-li´ah-sis] infection by nematodes of the genus Angiostrongylus.

angiostrongyliasis

Infestation with the rat worm parasites Angiostrongylus cantonensis and A. costaricensis usually acquired by eating snails, shrimps or fish, the intermediate hosts. The former parasite can affect the brain causing eosinophilic MENINGITIS or the eyes causing visual loss. A. costaricensis causes eosinophilic GASTROENTERITIS.