Necator americanus

"Necator americanus" 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 common parasite of humans in the moist tropics and subtropics. These organisms attach to villi in the small intestine and suck blood causing diarrhea, anorexia, and anemia.

Descriptor ID

D017221

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.500.294.700.775.100.550.100

Concept/Terms

Necator americanus

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

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]
Ancylostomatoidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.775.100]
Necator [B01.050.500.500.294.700.775.100.550]
Necator americanus [B01.050.500.500.294.700.775.100.550.100]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Necator americanus" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Necator americanus" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 1 publications over 1 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2014	0	1	1

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