"Taenia solium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects swine. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of cured or undercooked pork.
| Descriptor ID |
D041201
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.215.895.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Taenia solium- Taenia solium
- Taenia soliums
- soliums, Taenia
- Tapeworm, Pork
- Pork Tapeworm
- Pork Tapeworms
- Tapeworms, Pork
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Taenia solium" by people in Profiles.
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Development of a health education intervention strategy using an implementation research method to control taeniasis and cysticercosis in Burkina Faso. Infect Dis Poverty. 2017 Jun 01; 6(1):95.