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Descriptor English: Babesia
Descriptor Spanish: Babesia
Descriptor Babesia
Entry term(s) Piroplasma
Scope note: Género de protozoos parásitos vehiculados por garrapatas que infestan los hematíes de los mamíferos, incluidos los humanos. Hay muchas especies reconocidas y la distribución es universal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Babesia
Descriptor French: Babesia
Entry term(s): Babesias
Piroplasma
Piroplasmas
Tree number(s): B01.043.075.600.580.070
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001403
Scope note: A genus of tick-borne protozoan parasites that infests the red blood cells of mammals, including humans. There are many recognized species, and the distribution is world-wide.
Annotation: infection = BABESIOSIS; coordinate with specific 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
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74
DeCS ID: 1426
Unique ID: D001403
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Babesia - Preferred
Concept UI M0002098
Scope note A genus of tick-borne protozoan parasites that infests the red blood cells of mammals, including humans. There are many recognized species, and the distribution is world-wide.
Preferred term Babesia
Entry term(s) Babesias
Piroplasma
Piroplasmas



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