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Descriptor English: Loiasis
Descriptor Spanish: Loiasis
Descriptor loiasis
Entry term(s) filariasis por Loa loa
infección por Loa loa
loaiasis
Scope note: Infección parasitaria causada por el nematodo Loa loa. El vector que transmite esta infección es el tábano o la mosca del mango (Chrysops). Las larvas pueden verse justo debajo de la piel o pasando a través de la conjuntiva. Las lesiones oculares son comunes. La enfermedad suele ser leve y no causa dolor.
Descriptor Portuguese: Loíase
Descriptor French: Loase
Entry term(s): Filariasis, Loa loa
Infection, Loa loa
Infections, Loa loa
Loa loa Filariases
Loa loa Filariasis
Loa loa Infection
Loa loa Infections
Loaiases
Loaiasis
Loiases
Tree number(s): C01.610.335.508.700.750.361.518
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008118
Scope note: A parasitic infection caused by the nematode Loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (Tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
Annotation: /drug ther: consider FILARICIDES
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: 91; was see under FILARIASIS 1989-90; was LOAIASIS see under FILARIASIS 1975-88
Online Note: (75); use LOIASIS to search LOAIASIS 1975-88; search FILARIASIS 1967-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under FILARIASIS 1989-90; was LOAIASIS see under FILARIASIS 1975-88
DeCS ID: 24389
Unique ID: D008118
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/01/28
Loiasis - Preferred
Concept UI M0012661
Scope note A parasitic infection caused by the nematode Loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (Tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
Preferred term Loiasis
Entry term(s) Filariasis, Loa loa
Infection, Loa loa
Infections, Loa loa
Loa loa Filariases
Loa loa Filariasis
Loa loa Infection
Loa loa Infections
Loaiases
Loaiasis
Loiases



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