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MeSH Heading: Fasciola
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.715.408.380
Unique ID: D005209
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005209
Annotation: infection = FASCIOLIASIS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH
Scope Note: A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family FASCIOLIDAE. Two species of this genus are F. hepatica and F. gigantica. The parasites are found in the liver and gallbladder and associated ducts in mammals and occasionally humans. F. gigantica occurs rarely in humans.
Entry Term(s): Fasciola gigantica
Registry Numbers: txid6191
NLM Classification #: QX 365
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

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)

Fasciola MeSH Descriptor Data 2026