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konzo

disease caused by malnutrition and high dietary cyanide intake
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konzo

Summary

konzo is a disease[1]. konzo has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • konzo's instance of is recorded as disease[3].
  • konzo is a type of cyanide poisoning[4].
  • konzo is a type of tropical disease[5].
  • konzo is a type of foodborne illness[6].
  • konzo's symptoms and signs is recorded as ataxia[7].
  • konzo's symptoms and signs is recorded as paraparesis[8].
  • konzo's symptoms and signs is recorded as hereditary spastic paraplegia[9].
  • konzo's has cause is recorded as ingestion[10].
  • konzo's has cause is recorded as cassava root[11].
  • konzo's different from is recorded as Konjo people[12].
  • konzo's health specialty is recorded as emergency medicine[13].

Why It Matters

konzo has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] konzo is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

disease emergency medicine

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . journals.plos.org. journals.plos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . journals.plos.org. journals.plos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). konzo. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/konzo
MLA “konzo.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/konzo.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_konzo_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{konzo}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/konzo}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has cause → ingestion, cassava root
    Health specialty → emergency medicine
    Different from → Konjo people
    Subclass of → cyanide poisoning, tropical disease, foodborne illness
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39873|batch #39873]]: P31 = "type of disease""
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