"Schistosoma mansoni" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of trematode blood flukes of the family Schistosomatidae. It is common in the Nile delta. The intermediate host is the planorbid snail. This parasite causes schistosomiasis mansoni and intestinal bilharziasis.
| Descriptor ID |
D012550
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.715.770.680.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Schistosoma mansoni- Schistosoma mansoni
- Schistosoma mansonus
- mansoni, Schistosoma
- mansonus, Schistosoma
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