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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Nematoda > Chromadorea > Rhabditida > Rhabdiasoidea > Strongyloides > Strongyloides stercoralis

Preferred term

Strongyloides stercoralis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • infection: coordinate with STRONGYLOIDIASIS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A species of parasitic nematode widely distributed in tropical and subtropical countries. The females and their larvae inhabit the mucosa of the intestinal tract, where they cause ulceration and diarrhea.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017171

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