Angiostrongylus cantonensis

"Angiostrongylus cantonensis" 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 nematodes distributed throughout the Pacific islands that infests the lungs of domestic rats. Human infection, caused by consumption of raw slugs and land snails, results in eosinophilic meningitis.

Descriptor ID

D017185

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.500.294.700.775.588.080.225

Concept/Terms

Angiostrongylus cantonensis

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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]
Strongylida [B01.050.500.500.294.700.775]
Metastrongyloidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.775.588]
Angiostrongylus [B01.050.500.500.294.700.775.588.080]
Angiostrongylus cantonensis [B01.050.500.500.294.700.775.588.080.225]

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