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... > Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Helminthiasis > Nematode Infections > Secernentea Infections > Strongylida Infections > Hookworm Infections

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Hookworm Infections  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Hookworm Infection
  • Infection, Hookworm
  • Infections, Hookworm

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; New World hookworm infection equals NECATORIASIS, Old World hookworm infection equals ANCYLOSTOMIASIS

Scope note

  • Infection of humans or animals with hookworms other than those caused by the genus Ancylostoma or Necator, for which the specific terms ANCYLOSTOMIASIS and NECATORIASIS are available.

History note

  • 73; was HOOKWORM INFECTION 1963-72; BUNOSTOMIASIS was heading 1968-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006725

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