Therapy with Helminths

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"Therapy with Helminths" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D061147
MeSH Number(s)	E02.960
Concept/Terms	Therapy with Helminths Therapy with Helminths Therapy with Helminth Helminthic Therapy Helminthic Therapies Therapies, Helminthic Therapy, Helminthic

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Therapy with Helminths [E02.960]

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