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Descriptor English: Spirometra
Descriptor Spanish: Spirometra
Descriptor Spirometra
Scope note: Género de tenias de la familia Diphyllobothriidae, que parasitan a gatos, perros y pájaros que comen pescado. En los seres humanos, la infección se produce al ingerir pescado crudo. La forma larvaria se conoce con el nombre de ESPARGANO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Spirometra
Descriptor French: Spirometra
Entry term(s): Spirometras
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.215.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013146
Scope note: A genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, which are parasites of fish-eating cats, dogs, and birds. Infection in man is caused by eating undercooked fish. The larval form is called SPARGANUM.
Annotation: a genus of tapeworm of Diphyllobothriidae; found in fish; larval form is SPARGANUM; infection: coord IM with CESTODE INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH
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
Previous Indexing: Cestoda (1966-1978)
Sparganum (1975-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91,79-85; was see under CESTODA 1986-90; was heading 1979-85; was see SPARGANUM 1975-78
Online Note: use SPARGANUM to search SPIROMETRA 1975-78
History Note: 91(86)79; was see under CESTODA 1986-90; was heading 1979-85; was see SPARGANUM 1975-78
DeCS ID: 13529
Unique ID: D013146
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/01/30
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Spirometra - Preferred
Concept UI M0020350
Scope note A genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, which are parasites of fish-eating cats, dogs, and birds. Infection in man is caused by eating undercooked fish. The larval form is called SPARGANUM.
Preferred term Spirometra
Entry term(s) Spirometras



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