Diseases

Fish Diseases

Diseases of freshwater, marine, hatchery or aquarium fish. This term includes diseases of both teleosts (true fish) and elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates).

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Diseases of freshwater, marine, hatchery or aquarium fish. This term includes diseases of both teleosts (true fish) and elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Disease, Fish
  • Diseases, Fish
  • Fish 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

IM GEN or unspecified; coord IM with specific dis /vet (IM) & specific fish (IM); for abnormalities or injuries, index under FISHES /abnorm or FISHES /inj; don't forget also FISHES (NIM) & check tag ANIMALS; DF: FISH DIS

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History Note

72(70)

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Previous Indexing

  • Animal Diseases (1966-1969)
  • Fishes (1966-1969)

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  1. C22w.362w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fish Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005393. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005393
  2. Fish Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_diseases_and_parasites
  3. Fish Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4740894