Diseases

Parasitic Diseases

Infections or infestations with PARASITES. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Infections or infestations with PARASITES. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Parasite Infections
  • Parasitic Infections
  • Disease, Parasitic
  • Diseases, Parasitic
  • Infection, Parasite
  • Infection, Parasitic
  • Infections, Parasite
  • Infections, Parasitic
  • Parasite Infection
  • Parasitic Disease
  • Parasitic Infection

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Aspects Covered

35 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, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general; prefer specifics; parasitic diseases of the heart = PARASITIC DISEASES or specific parasitic disease + CARDIOMYOPATHIES, not HEART DISEASES

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History Note

PARASITICIDES was heading 1963-66

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Tree Number

  1. C01w.610w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Parasitic Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010272. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010272
  2. Parasitic Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_disease
  3. Parasitic Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1601794