Brugia

"Brugia" 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 filarial worm of Southeast Asia, producing filariasis and elephantiasis in various mammals including man. It was formerly included in the genus WUCHERERIA.

Descriptor ID	D002009
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.088
Concept/Terms	Brugia Brugia Brugias

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Secernentea [B01.050.500.500.294.700]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750]
Spirurina [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300]
Brugia [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.088]

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