Diseases

Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Acquired defect of cellular immunity that occurs naturally in macaques infected with SRV serotypes, experimentally in monkeys inoculated with SRV or MASON-PFIZER MONKEY VIRUS; (MPMV), or in monkeys infected with SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.

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Abstract

Acquired defect of cellular immunity that occurs naturally in macaques infected with SRV serotypes, experimentally in monkeys inoculated with SRV or MASON-PFIZER MONKEY VIRUS; (MPMV), or in monkeys infected with SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • AIDS, Simian
  • SAIDS
  • Simian AIDS
  • Simian Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Simian Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
  • AIDSs, Simian
  • Simian AIDSs
  • Simian Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

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Aspects Covered

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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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with RETROVIRUSES, SIMIAN or a specific (IM) or MASON-PFIZER MONKEY VIRUS (IM) or SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (IM) if pertinent

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Monkey Diseases (1983-1990)
  • Retrovirus Infections (1986-1990)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016097. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016097
  2. Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19000697