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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Nematoda > Chromadorea > Spirurida > Spirurina > Thelazioidea > Gnathostoma

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Gnathostoma  

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Note

  • a nematode genus; do not confuse with Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); infection = GNATHOSTOMIASIS; coordinate with specific precoordinated helminth terms (e.g., ANTIGENS, HELMINTH) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of parasitic nematodes that occurs in mammals including man. Infection in humans is either by larvae penetrating the skin or by ingestion of uncooked fish.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under THELAZIOIDEA 1986-90; was see under SPIRUROIDEA 1963-85

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