Concept information
Preferred term
Therapy with Helminths
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Helminthic Therapies
- Helminthic Therapy
- Therapies, Helminthic
- Therapy, Helminthic
Scope note
- The treatment of immune system diseases by deliberate infestation with helminths. This therapy is partly based on the HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS which states that the absence of parasites increases immune dysregulation because of the lack of stimulation of REGULATORY T-CELLS.
History note
- 2012
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D061147
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