Organisms

Paragonimus westermani

A species of lung fluke infecting humans and other animals, and found chiefly in Asia and the ASIA, EASTERN.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A species of lung fluke infecting humans and other animals, and found chiefly in Asia and the ASIA, EASTERN.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Paragonimus westermanus
  • westermanus, Paragonimus

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Aspects Covered

19 allowable subheadings

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: coordinate IM with PARAGONIMIASIS (IM); coordinate with specific helminth terms (for example, ANTIGENS, HELMINTH) if pertinent

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History Note

2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Paragonimus (1965-2004)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.500w.736w.715w.800w.610w.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paragonimus westermani. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D048492. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D048492
  2. Paragonimus westermani. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragonimus_westermani
  3. Paragonimus westermani. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133167