Descriptor English: | Onchocerca | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Onchocerca
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Onchocerca | ||||
Descriptor French: | Onchocerca | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Onchocercas |
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Tree number(s): |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.510 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009854 | ||||
Scope note: | A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum. |
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Annotation: | infection = ONCHOCERCIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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DeCS ID: | 10038 | ||||
Unique ID: | D009854 | ||||
NLM Classification: | QX 301 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2017/07/11 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Onchocerca
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Concept UI |
M0015294 |
Scope note | A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum. |
Preferred term | Onchocerca |
Entry term(s) |
Onchocercas |
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