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Descriptor English: Plasmodium falciparum
Descriptor Spanish: Plasmodium falciparum
Descriptor Plasmodium falciparum
Scope note: Especie de protozoo que es el agente causal de la malaria falciparum (MALARIA FALCIPARUM). Tiene más prevalencia en las regiones tropicales y subtropicales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Plasmodium falciparum
Descriptor French: Plasmodium falciparum
Entry term(s): Plasmodium falciparums
falciparums, Plasmodium
Tree number(s): B01.043.075.380.611.561
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010963
Scope note: A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.
Annotation: infection = MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
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
DeCS ID: 11396
Unique ID: D010963
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Plasmodium falciparum - Preferred
Concept UI M0016998
Scope note A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.
Preferred term Plasmodium falciparum
Entry term(s) Plasmodium falciparums
falciparums, Plasmodium



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