Preferred Label : angiostrongylus;
MeSH definition : A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily METASTRONGYLOIDEA. Two species,
ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS and A. vasorum, infest the lungs of rats and dogs, respectively.
A. cantonensis is transmissible to man where it causes frequently fatal infection
of the central nervous system.;
MeSH annotation : a genus of nematodes; infection: coord IM with STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens,
coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; infection: coordinate with STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific helminth
terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiostrongylus;
UNII : txid6312;
Origin ID : D000801;
UMLS CUI : C1641848;
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A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily METASTRONGYLOIDEA. Two species,
ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS and A. vasorum, infest the lungs of rats and dogs, respectively.
A. cantonensis is transmissible to man where it causes frequently fatal infection
of the central nervous system.
