Organisms

Haemonchus

A genus of parasitic nematode worms which infest the duodenum and stomach of domestic and wild herbivores, which ingest it with the grasses (POACEAE) they eat. Infestation of man is accidental.

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Abstract

A genus of parasitic nematode worms which infest the duodenum and stomach of domestic and wild herbivores, which ingest it with the grasses (POACEAE) they eat. Infestation of man is accidental.

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  • Hemonchus

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = HAEMONCHIASIS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent

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History Note

91(75); was see under TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA 1975-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Haemonchus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006189. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006189
  2. Haemonchus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemonchus
  3. Haemonchus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891254