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 Necator americanus americanus, Necator Hookworm, New World Hookworms, New World New World Hookworm New World Hookworms World Hookworm, New World Hookworms, New

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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