DeCS

Descriptor English:

Gnathostoma

Descriptor Spanish:

Gnathostoma

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Gnathostoma
Scope note:	Género de nematodos parásitos que se encuentran en los mamíferos incluyendo el hombre. La infección humana se produce por la penetración de la piel por las larvas o por la ingestión de pescado no cocinado.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Gnathostoma

Descriptor French:

Gnathostoma

Entry term(s):

Gnathostomes

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.700.722.375

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006039

Scope note:

A genus of parasitic nematodes that occurs in mammals including man. Infection in humans is either by larvae penetrating the skin or by ingestion of uncooked fish.

Annotation:

a nematode genus; do not confuse with Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); infection = GNATHOSTOMIASIS; coordinate with specific precoordinated helminth terms (e.g., ANTIGENS, HELMINTH) if pertinent

Allowable Qualifiers:

AH anatomie et histologie
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

6183

Unique ID:

D006039

NLM Classification:

QX 203

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1991/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01