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Descriptor English: Paragonimus
Descriptor Spanish: Paragonimus
Descriptor Paragonimus
Scope note: Género de trematodos pulmonares de la familia Troglotrematidae. Este género consta de varias especies, una de las cuales es P. westermani, un trematodo pulmonar común en hombres. Miembros de estas y otras especies se encuentran en otros mamíferos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Paragonimus
Descriptor French: Paragonimus
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.715.800.610
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010238
Scope note: A genus of lung flukes of the family Troglotrematidae infecting humans and animals. This genus consists of several species one of which is PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI, a common lung fluke in humans.
Annotation: infection = PARAGONIMIASIS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (for example, ANTIGENS, HELMINTH) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 10424
Unique ID: D010238
NLM Classification: QX 353
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Paragonimus - Preferred
Concept UI M0015872
Scope note A genus of lung flukes of the family Troglotrematidae infecting humans and animals. This genus consists of several species one of which is PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI, a common lung fluke in humans.
Preferred term Paragonimus



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