Triatominae

"Triatominae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A subfamily of assassin bugs (REDUVIIDAE) that are obligate blood-suckers of vertebrates. Included are the genera TRIATOMA; RHODNIUS; and PANSTRONGYLUS, which are vectors of TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI, the agent of CHAGAS DISEASE in humans.

Descriptor ID	D014225
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.700.850
Concept/Terms	Triatominae Triatominae

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insects [B01.050.500.131.617]
Hemiptera [B01.050.500.131.617.412]
Heteroptera [B01.050.500.131.617.412.420]
Reduviidae [B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.700]
Triatominae [B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.700.850]

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