Echinococcus

"Echinococcus" 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 genus of very small TAPEWORMS, in the family Taeniidae. The adult form is found in various CARNIVORA but not humans. The larval form is seen in humans under certain epidemiologic circumstances.

Descriptor ID	D004446
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.736.215.327
Concept/Terms	Echinococcus Echinococcus

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Platyhelminths [B01.050.500.500.736]
Cestoda [B01.050.500.500.736.215]
Echinococcus [B01.050.500.500.736.215.327]

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