"Helminths" 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.
Commonly known as parasitic worms, this group includes the ACANTHOCEPHALA; NEMATODA; and PLATYHELMINTHS. Some authors consider certain species of LEECHES that can become temporarily parasitic as helminths.
| Descriptor ID |
D006376
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Helminths- Helminths
- Helminth
- Worms, Parasitic
- Parasitic Worms
- Parasitic Worm
- Worm, Parasitic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Helminths" by people in Profiles.
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Does a school-based intervention to engage parents change opportunity for handwashing with soap at home? Practical experience from the Mikono Safi trial in Northwestern Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 06; 16(6):e0010438.
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Hand hygiene intervention to optimise soil-transmitted helminth infection control among primary school children: the Mikono Safi cluster randomised controlled trial in northwestern Tanzania. BMC Med. 2021 05 21; 19(1):125.
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A practical study of zoonoses that could complicate pig-to-man organ transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1994 Jun; 26(3):1312.