Echinococcus granulosus
"Echinococcus granulosus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of hydatid tapeworm (class CESTODA) in the family Taeniidae, whose adult form infects the DIGESTIVE TRACT of DOGS, other canines, and CATS. The larval form infects SHEEP; PIGS; HORSES; and may infect humans, where it migrates to various organs and forms permanent HYDATID CYSTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D048209
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.215.327.400
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