Diseases

Ape Diseases

Diseases of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Pongidae Diseases
  • Ape Disease
  • Disease, Ape
  • Disease, Pongidae
  • Diseases, Ape
  • Diseases, Pongidae
  • Pongidae Disease

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific ape or with HOMINIDAE (NIM) if ape is not specified + specific disease /vet

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History Note

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Tree Number

  1. C22w.735.050

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ape Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018420. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018420
  2. Ape Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55043583