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Descriptor English: Necator americanus
Descriptor Spanish: Necator americanus
Descriptor Necator americanus
Entry term(s) anquilostoma del Nuevo Mundo
Scope note: Parásito común en humanos en regiones húmedas tropicales y subtropicales. Estos organismos se adhieren a las vellosidades del intestino delgado y chupan sangre, produciendo diarrea, anorexia y anemia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Necator americanus
Descriptor French: Necator americanus
Entry term(s): Hookworm, New World
Hookworms, New World
New World Hookworm
New World Hookworms
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.100.550.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017221
Scope note: A common parasite of humans in the moist tropics and subtropics. These organisms attach to villi in the small intestine and suck blood causing diarrhea, anorexia, and anemia.
Annotation: a species of intestinal hookworm; coord IM with NECATORIASIS (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: Necator (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93; was see NECATOR 1979-92; HOOKWORM, NEW WORLD was see NECATOR 1979-93
Online Note: use NECATOR to search NECATOR AMERICANUS 1979-92 & HOOKWORM, NEW WORLD 1979-93
History Note: 93; was see NECATOR 1979-92; HOOKWORM, NEW WORLD was see NECATOR 1979-93
DeCS ID: 30645
Unique ID: D017221
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Necator americanus - Preferred
Concept UI M0026131
Scope note A common parasite of humans in the moist tropics and subtropics. These organisms attach to villi in the small intestine and suck blood causing diarrhea, anorexia, and anemia.
Preferred term Necator americanus
Entry term(s) Hookworm, New World
Hookworms, New World
New World Hookworm
New World Hookworms



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