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Abstract
Infestations by PARASITES which live on, or burrow into, the surface of their host's EPIDERMIS. Most ectoparasites are ARTHROPODS.
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3 entry terms
- Ectoparasitic Infestation
- Infestation, Ectoparasitic
- Infestations, Ectoparasitic
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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
general only: prefer specifics; coordinate IM with ectoparasite (IM); refers to ectoparasite on or within the skin so do not coordinate with SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC
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Previous Indexing
- Parasitic Diseases (1966-1967)
- specific parasite
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ectoparasitic Infestations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004478. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004478
- Ectoparasitic Infestations. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectoparasitic_infestation
- Ectoparasitic Infestations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5334259