Biomaterial Database

More on Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection. 1995

T W Simpson

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008974	Mollusca	A phylum of the kingdom Metazoa. Mollusca have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot. Most are encased in a protective calcareous shell. It includes the classes GASTROPODA; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; Aplacophora; Scaphopoda; Polyplacophora; and Monoplacophora.	Molluscs,Mollusks,Mollusc,Molluscas,Mollusk
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014675	Vegetables	A food group comprised of EDIBLE PLANTS or their parts.	Vegetable
D017185	Angiostrongylus cantonensis	A species of parasitic nematodes distributed throughout the Pacific islands that infests the lungs of domestic rats. Human infection, caused by consumption of raw slugs and land snails, results in eosinophilic meningitis.
D017206	Strongylida Infections	Infections with nematodes of the order STRONGYLIDA.	Stephanurus dentatus Infections,Syngamiasis,Angiostrongylus Infections,Infections, Stephanurus dentatus,Infections, Strongylida,Angiostrongylus Infection,Infection, Angiostrongylus,Infection, Stephanurus dentatus,Infection, Strongylida,Stephanurus dentatus Infection,Strongylida Infection,Syngamiases