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Disease Information for Anisakiasis (Clinical Manifestations)

Synonyms:

Anisakiases, Anisakiasis, Anisakiasis (disorder), Anisakiosis, Anisakis, Anisakis infestation, Herring worm disease, Herringworm disease, Infection by Anisakis larva, Infection by Anisakis larva (disorder), infestation Anisakis

Infection with roundworms of the genus ANISAKIS. Human infection results from the consumption of fish harboring roundworm larvae. The worms may cause acute nausea and vomiting or may penetrate into the wall of the digestive tract, where they give rise to eosinophilic granulomas in the stomach, intestine, or the omentum.

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