Diseases

Gnathostomiasis

Infections with nematodes of the genus GNATHOSTOMA, superfamily THELAZIOIDEA. Gnathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonosis caused by eating undercooked or raw fish or meat.

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Abstract

Infections with nematodes of the genus GNATHOSTOMA, superfamily THELAZIOIDEA. Gnathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonosis caused by eating undercooked or raw fish or meat.

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  • Gnathostoma Infection
  • Gnathostoma Infections
  • Gnathostomiases
  • Infection, Gnathostoma
  • Infections, Gnathostoma

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Spirurida Infections (1992-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gnathostomiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058429. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058429
  2. Gnathostomiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnathostomiasis
  3. Gnathostomiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2665559