Schistosoma mansoni

"Schistosoma mansoni" 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 species of trematode blood flukes of the family Schistosomatidae. It is common in the Nile delta. The intermediate host is the planorbid snail. This parasite causes schistosomiasis mansoni and intestinal bilharziasis.

Descriptor ID	D012550
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.736.715.770.680.700
Concept/Terms	Schistosoma mansoni Schistosoma mansoni Schistosoma mansonus mansonus, Schistosoma

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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]
Trematoda [B01.050.500.500.736.715]
Schistosomatidae [B01.050.500.500.736.715.770]
Schistosoma [B01.050.500.500.736.715.770.680]
Schistosoma mansoni [B01.050.500.500.736.715.770.680.700]

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