Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Contact with venomous animals and plants
(X20-X29)
[See at the beginning of this chapter for fourth-character subdivisions]
Includes: chemical released by:
· animal
· insect
release of venom through fangs, hairs, spines, tentacles and other venom
apparatus
venomous bites and stings
Excludes: ingestion of poisonous animals or plants ( X49.- )
X20
X21
X22
X23
X24
X25
X26
Contact with venomous snakes and lizards
Includes: cobra
fer de lance
Gila monster
krait
rattlesnake
sea snake
snake (venomous)
viper
Excludes: lizard (nonvenomous) ( W59.- )
snake, nonvenomous ( W59.- )
Contact with venomous spiders
Includes: black widow spider
tarantula
Contact with scorpions
Contact with hornets, wasps and bees
Includes: yellow jacket
Contact with centipedes and venomous millipedes (tropical)
Contact with other venomous arthropods
Includes: ant
caterpillar
Contact with venomous marine animals and plants
Includes: coral
jellyfish
nematocysts
sea:
· anemone
· cucumber
· urchin
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