Diseases

Equine Infectious Anemia

Viral disease of horses caused by the equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV; INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS, EQUINE). It is characterized by intermittent fever, weakness, and anemia. Chronic infection consists of acute episodes with remissions.

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Abstract

Viral disease of horses caused by the equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV; INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS, EQUINE). It is characterized by intermittent fever, weakness, and anemia. Chronic infection consists of acute episodes with remissions.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Swamp Fever
  • Anemia, Equine Infectious
  • Anemias, Equine Infectious
  • Equine Infectious Anemias
  • Fever, Swamp
  • Fevers, Swamp
  • Infectious Anemia, Equine
  • Infectious Anemias, Equine
  • Swamp Fevers

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33 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, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Horse Diseases (1966-1969)
  • Virus Diseases (1966-1969)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Equine Infectious Anemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004859. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004859
  2. Equine Infectious Anemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine_infectious_anemia
  3. Equine Infectious Anemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19000458