Diseases

Opisthorchiasis

Infection with flukes of the genus Opisthorchis.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Infection with flukes of the genus Opisthorchis.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Opisthorchis Infection
  • Infection, Opisthorchis
  • Infections, Opisthorchis
  • Opisthorchiases
  • Opisthorchis Infections
  • Opisthorchis felineus Infection
  • Opisthorchis viverrini Infection
  • Infection, Opisthorchis felineus
  • Infection, Opisthorchis viverrini
  • Infections, Opisthorchis felineus
  • Infections, Opisthorchis viverrini
  • Opisthorchis felineus Infections
  • Opisthorchis viverrini Infections

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

trematode infect caused by genus OPISTHORCHIS but not OPISTHORCHIS SINENSIS ( = CLONORCHIS SINENSIS, causing CLONORCHIASIS)

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Trematode Infections (1966-1967)

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NLM Classification

WC 805

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Opisthorchiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009889. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009889
  2. Opisthorchiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opisthorchiasis
  3. Opisthorchiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1048084