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Descriptor English: Bronchiolitis, Viral
Descriptor Spanish: Bronquiolitis Viral
Descriptor bronquiolitis vírica
Scope note: Enfermedad inflamatoria aguda de las VÍAS RESPIRATORIAS distales, causada por paramyxovirus, que afecta principalmente a lactantes y niños pequeños. Los virus que están implicados con más frecuencia son el VIRUS PARAINFLUENZA DE TIPO 3, VIRUS RESPIRATORIO SINCITIAL HUMANO y METANEUMOVIRUS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bronquiolite Viral
Descriptor French: Bronchiolite virale
Entry term(s): Bronchiolitides, Viral
Viral Bronchiolitides
Viral Bronchiolitis
Tree number(s): C01.748.099.135.321
C01.925.109
C08.127.446.135.321
C08.381.495.146.135.321
C08.730.099.135.321
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001990
Scope note: An acute inflammatory disease of the lower RESPIRATORY TRACT, caused by paramyxoviruses, occurring primarily in infants and young children; the viruses most commonly implicated are PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 3; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; and METAPNEUMOVIRUS.
Annotation: coord IM with specific virus dis (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 67
History Note: 67
DeCS ID: 23173
Unique ID: D001990
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Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/11/29
Bronchiolitis, Viral - Preferred
Concept UI M0002971
Scope note An acute inflammatory disease of the lower RESPIRATORY TRACT, caused by paramyxoviruses, occurring primarily in infants and young children; the viruses most commonly implicated are PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 3; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; and METAPNEUMOVIRUS.
Preferred term Bronchiolitis, Viral
Entry term(s) Bronchiolitides, Viral
Viral Bronchiolitides
Viral Bronchiolitis



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