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Descriptor English:
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Therapy with Helminths
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Terapia con Helmintos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Terapia com Helmintos
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Synonyms English:
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Helminthic Therapies
Helminthic Therapy
Therapies, Helminthic
Therapy with Helminth
Therapy, Helminthic
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Tree Number:
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E02.960
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Definition English:
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The treatment of immune system diseases by deliberate infestation with helminths. This therapy is partly based on the HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS which states that the absence of parasites increases immune dysregulation because of the lack of stimulation of REGULATORY T-CELLS. |
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See Related English:
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Hygiene Hypothesis
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History Note English:
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2012
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Record Number:
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54701
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Unique Identifier:
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D061147
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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