Ancylostoma

"Ancylostoma" 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 nematode intestinal parasites that consists of several species. A. duodenale is the common hookworm in humans. A. braziliense, A. ceylonicum, and A. caninum occur primarily in cats and dogs, but all have been known to occur in humans.

Descriptor ID	D000722
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.100.100
Concept/Terms	Ancylostoma Ancylostoma Ancylostomas Ancylostoma caninum Ancylostoma caninum Ancylostoma duodenale Ancylostoma duodenale Hookworm, Old World Hookworms, Old World Old World Hookworm Old World Hookworms

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ancylostoma".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Chromadorea [B01.050.500.500.294.400]
Strongylida [B01.050.500.500.294.400.968]
Ancylostomatoidea [B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.100]
Ancylostoma [B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.100.100]

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