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ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS
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Descriptor
English
:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Tree Number:
B01.050.500.500.294.400.968.588.080.225
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a species of nematode in rat & man;
infection
: coord IM with
STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS
(IM); for
antigens
, coord with
ANTIGENS
, HELMINTH, for
antibodies
, coord with
ANTIBODIES
, HELMINTH
History Note
English
:
93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
30850
Unique Identifier:
D017185
Occurrence in VHL
:
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