Taenia solium

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.736.215.895.775
Concept/Terms	Taenia solium Taenia solium Taenia soliums soliums, Taenia Tapeworm, Pork Pork Tapeworm Pork Tapeworms Tapeworms, Pork

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Taenia solium".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Platyhelminths [B01.050.500.500.736]
Cestoda [B01.050.500.500.736.215]
Taenia [B01.050.500.500.736.215.895]
Taenia solium [B01.050.500.500.736.215.895.775]

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Pediatr Clin North Am