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Descriptor English: Plasmodium vivax
Descriptor Spanish: Plasmodium vivax
Descriptor Plasmodium vivax
Scope note: Protozoo parásito que produce la malaria vivax (MALARIA VIVAX). Esta especie se encuentra casi en todos los sitios donde la malaria es endémica, y es la única que tiene un rango de extensión a las regiones templadas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Plasmodium vivax
Descriptor French: Plasmodium vivax
Entry term(s): Plasmodium vivaxs
vivax, Plasmodium
Tree number(s): B01.043.075.380.611.761
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010966
Scope note: A protozoan parasite that causes vivax malaria (MALARIA, VIVAX). This species is found almost everywhere malaria is endemic and is the only one that has a range extending into the temperate regions.
Annotation: infection = MALARIA, VIVAX; 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: 11398
Unique ID: D010966
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Plasmodium vivax - Preferred
Concept UI M0017001
Scope note A protozoan parasite that causes vivax malaria (MALARIA, VIVAX). This species is found almost everywhere malaria is endemic and is the only one that has a range extending into the temperate regions.
Preferred term Plasmodium vivax
Entry term(s) Plasmodium vivaxs
vivax, Plasmodium



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