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MeSH Heading: Hymenolepis nana
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.215.454.410
Unique ID: D048189
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048189
Annotation: infection: coordinate (IM) with HYMENOLEPIASIS (IM)
Scope Note: The smallest species of TAPEWORMS. It is the only cestode that parasitizes humans without requiring an intermediate host.
Entry Term(s): Dwarf Tapeworm
Registry Numbers: txid102285
Previous Indexing: Cestoda (1965-1979); Hymenolepis (1979-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
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)

Hymenolepis nana MeSH Descriptor Data 2025