Trichinella spiralis

"Trichinella spiralis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A parasite of carnivorous mammals that causes TRICHINELLOSIS. It is especially common in rats and in swine fed uncooked garbage. Human infection is initiated by the consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked pork or other meat containing the encysted larvae.

Descriptor ID	D017160
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780.608.700
Concept/Terms	Trichinella spiralis Trichinella spiralis Trichinella spirali spiralis, Trichinella Trichina spiralis Trichina spirali spiralis, Trichina

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Trichinella spiralis".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Adenophorea [B01.050.500.500.294.100]
Enoplida [B01.050.500.500.294.100.275]
Trichuroidea [B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780]
Trichinella [B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780.608]
Trichinella spiralis [B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780.608.700]

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