| Qualifier English: | parasitology | ||||
| Qualifier Spanish: | parasitología 
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| Qualifier Portuguese: | parasitologia | ||||
| Qualifier French: | parasitologie | ||||
| Entry term(s): | helminthology parasites protozoa protozoology | ||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000469 | ||||
| Scope note: | Used with animals, higher plants, organs, and diseases for parasitic factors. In diseases, it is not used if the parasitic involvement is implicit in the diagnosis. | ||||
| Annotation: | subhead only; for protozoa & higher parasites; see also /microbiology & /virology; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.50; DF: /parasitol or /PS | ||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/PS or PS (SH) or SUBS APPLY PS | ||||
| History Note: | 75; used with Category A, B1-2, B6, C & F3 1975-86; A, B1-2, B6, C, F3 & INFANT, NEWBORN+ 1987-89; A, B1-2, B6, C & F3 1990 forward | ||||
| Entry Version: | PARASITOL | ||||
| Abbreviation: | PS | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 22051 | ||||
| Unique ID: | Q000469 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1975/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/10/23 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/07/01 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                | Concept UI | M0030677 | 
| Scope note | Used with animals, higher plants, organs, and diseases for parasitic factors. In diseases, it is not used if the parasitic involvement is implicit in the diagnosis. | 
| Preferred term | parasitology | 
| Concept UI | M0030680 | 
| Preferred term | protozoology | 
| Concept UI | M0030682 | 
| Preferred term | protozoa | 
| Concept UI | M0030679 | 
| Preferred term | helminthology | 
| Concept UI | M0030681 | 
| Preferred term | parasites | 
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