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Descriptor English: Plasmodium
Descriptor Spanish: Plasmodium
Descriptor Plasmodium
Entry term(s) plasmodio
Scope note: Género de protozoos que comprende los parásitos de la malaria de los mamíferos. Hay cuatro especies que infectan a los seres humanos (aunque también pueden producirse infecciones esporádicas por malaria de primates), a saber: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM, PLASMODIUM MALARIAE, PLASMODIUM OVALE, y PLASMODIUM VIVAX. Las especies que producen la infección en vertebrados no humanos son: PLASMODIUM BERGHEI, PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI, P. vinckei y PLASMODIUM YOELII en roedores; P. brasilianum, PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI y PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI en monos; y PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM en pollos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Plasmodium
Descriptor French: Plasmodium
Tree number(s): B01.043.075.380.611
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010961
Scope note: A genus of protozoa that comprise the malaria parasites of mammals. Four species infect humans (although occasional infections with primate malarias may occur). These are PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE, and PLASMODIUM VIVAX. Species causing infection in vertebrates other than man include: PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; P. vinckei, and PLASMODIUM YOELII in rodents; P. brasilianum, PLASMODIUM CYNOMOLGI; and PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI in monkeys; and PLASMODIUM GALLINACEUM in chickens.
Annotation: general; prefer specifics; infection = MALARIA; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie
Related: Antipaludiques MeSH
DeCS ID: 11394
Unique ID: D010961
NLM Classification: QX 135
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Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Plasmodium - Preferred
Concept UI M0016996
Preferred term Plasmodium



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