| Descriptor in English: | Plague |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Peste |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Peste |
| Descriptor in French: | Peste |
| Entry term(s): |
Black Death Black Deaths Black Plague Black Plagues Bubonic Plague Death, Black Deaths, Black Infection, Yersinia pestis Infections, Yersinia pestis Meningeal Plague Meningeal Plagues Plague, Black Plague, Bubonic Plague, Meningeal Plague, Pneumonic Plague, Pulmonic Plague, Septicemic Plagues, Black Plagues, Meningeal Plagues, Pneumonic Plagues, Pulmonic Plagues, Septicemic Pneumonic Plague Pneumonic Plagues Pulmonic Plague Pulmonic Plagues Septicemic Plague Septicemic Plagues Yersinia pestis Infection Yersinia pestis Infections |
| Tree number(s): |
C01.150.252.400.310.980.390 C01.920.906 |
| Scope note: | An acute infectious disease caused by YERSINIA PESTIS that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form. |
| Annotation: | Pasteurella pestis or Yersinia pestis infection only; swine plague = HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA /vet (IM) + SWINE DISEASES (IM) but do not confuse with African swine plague ( = AFRICAN SWINE FEVER) |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy TM transmission UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
| DeCS UI: | 11362 |
| Descriptor UI: | D010930 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2017/02/24 |
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DISEASES
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DISEASES
Infections [C01]Infections
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Plague
- Preferred
Septicemic Plague
- Related but not broader or narrower
Pneumonic Plague
- Related but not broader or narrower
Pulmonic Plague
- Narrower
Bubonic Plague
- Related but not broader or narrower
Meningeal Plague
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0016945 |
| Scope note | An acute infectious disease caused by YERSINIA PESTIS that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form. |
| Preferred term | Plague |
| Entry term(s) |
Infection, Yersinia pestis Infections, Yersinia pestis Yersinia pestis Infection Yersinia pestis Infections |
| Concept UI |
M0525276 |
| Preferred term | Septicemic Plague |
| Entry term(s) |
Black Death Black Deaths Black Plague Black Plagues Death, Black Deaths, Black Plague, Black Plague, Septicemic Plagues, Black Plagues, Septicemic Septicemic Plagues |
| Concept UI |
M0016946 |
| Preferred term | Pneumonic Plague |
| Entry term(s) |
Plague, Pneumonic Plagues, Pneumonic Pneumonic Plagues |
| Concept UI |
M0016949 |
| Preferred term | Pulmonic Plague |
| Entry term(s) |
Plague, Pulmonic Plagues, Pulmonic Pulmonic Plagues |
| Concept UI |
M0016947 |
| Preferred term | Bubonic Plague |
| Entry term(s) |
Plague, Bubonic |
| Concept UI |
M0016948 |
| Preferred term | Meningeal Plague |
| Entry term(s) |
Meningeal Plagues Plague, Meningeal Plagues, Meningeal |
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