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Descriptor English: Trypanosoma cruzi
Descriptor Spanish: Trypanosoma cruzi
Descriptor Trypanosoma cruzi
Scope note: Agente causal de la tripanosomiasis americana o ENFERMEDAD DE CHAGAS. Sus huéspedes vertebrados son los seres humanos y diversos animales domésticos y salvajes. Sus vectores son insectos de diversas especies.
Descriptor Portuguese: Trypanosoma cruzi
Descriptor French: Trypanosoma cruzi
Entry term(s): Trypanosoma cruzus
cruzi, Trypanosoma
Tree number(s): B01.268.475.868.887.140
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014349
Scope note: The agent of South American trypanosomiasis or CHAGAS DISEASE. Its vertebrate hosts are man and various domestic and wild animals. Insects of several species are vectors.
Annotation: infection = TRYPANOSOMIASIS, SOUTH AMERICAN see CHAGAS DISEASE; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN
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
Previous Indexing: Trypanosoma (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72
DeCS ID: 14752
Unique ID: D014349
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Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Trypanosoma cruzi - Preferred
Concept UI M0022066
Scope note The agent of South American trypanosomiasis or CHAGAS DISEASE. Its vertebrate hosts are man and various domestic and wild animals. Insects of several species are vectors.
Preferred term Trypanosoma cruzi
Entry term(s) Trypanosoma cruzus
cruzi, Trypanosoma



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