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MeSH Heading: Dracunculus Nematode
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.225.250.250
Unique ID: D004321
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004321
Annotation: infection = DRACUNCULIASIS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent
Scope Note: A genus of nematode parasites which inhabit the body cavity, serous membranes, and connective tissues of vertebrates. The parasitic species in humans is Dracunculus medinensis.
Entry Term(s): Dracunculus medinensis; Guinea Worm; Medina Worm
Registry Numbers: txid318478; txid318479
Related Numbers: txid318479
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see DRACUNCULUS 1963-2002; for DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS see DRACUNCULUS 1963-1985; for GUINEA WORM see DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS 1979-1985, see DRACUNCULUS 1968-1978; for MEDINA WORM see DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS 1979-1985
History Note: 2003(1963)
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Dracunculus Nematode MeSH Descriptor Data 2025