Toxocara canis

"Toxocara canis" 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.

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A species of parasitic nematode found in the intestine of dogs. Lesions in the brain, liver, eye, kidney, and lung are caused by migrating larvae. In humans, these larvae do not follow normal patterns and may produce visceral larva migrans (LARVA MIGRANS, VISCERAL).

Descriptor ID

D017166

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.500.294.700.100.100.780.225

Concept/Terms

Toxocara canis

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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]
Ascaridida [B01.050.500.500.294.700.100]
Ascaridoidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.100.100]
Toxocara [B01.050.500.500.294.700.100.100.780]
Toxocara canis [B01.050.500.500.294.700.100.100.780.225]

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