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Descriptor English: Ascaris suum
Descriptor Spanish: Ascaris suum
Descriptor Ascaris suum
Scope note: Especie de nematodo parasitario que se suele encontrar en los cerdos domésticos y en otros animales. La infección humana puede producirse presumiblemente como resultado del manejo de estiércol del cerdo, y puede producir obstrucción intestinal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ascaris suum
Descriptor French: Ascaris suum
Entry term(s): Ascaris suums
suum, Ascaris
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.500.100.108.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017165
Scope note: A species of parasitic nematode usually found in domestic pigs and a few other animals. Human infection can also occur, presumably as result of handling pig manure, and can lead to intestinal obstruction.
Annotation: a species of nematode usually found in pigs, transmissible to humans; infection: coord IM with ASCARIASIS (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: Ascaris (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
DeCS ID: 30822
Unique ID: D017165
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Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/07
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Ascaris suum - Preferred
Concept UI M0026066
Scope note A species of parasitic nematode usually found in domestic pigs and a few other animals. Human infection can also occur, presumably as result of handling pig manure, and can lead to intestinal obstruction.
Preferred term Ascaris suum
Entry term(s) Ascaris suums
suum, Ascaris



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