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Descriptor English: Marek Disease
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermedad de Marek
Descriptor enfermedad de Marek
Entry term(s) parálisis aviar
Scope note: Enfermedad vírica aviar transmisible que está causada por el herpesvirus 2 aviar (HERPESVIRUS 2 GALIDO). Se produce una infiltración de células linfoides o la formación de un tumor linfomatoso en los nervios periféricos y las gónadas, pero que también puede afectar a órganos viscerales, piel, músculos y ojos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Doença de Marek
Descriptor French: Maladie de Marek
Entry term(s): Fowl Paralyses
Fowl Paralysis
Marek's Disease
Mareks Disease
Paralyses, Fowl
Paralysis, Fowl
Tree number(s): C01.925.256.466.650
C01.925.928.489
C15.604.515.700
C20.683.515.840
C22.131.546
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008380
Scope note: A transmissible viral disease of birds caused by avian herpesvirus 2 (HERPESVIRUS 2, GALLID) and other MARDIVIRUS. There is lymphoid cell infiltration or lymphomatous tumor formation in the peripheral nerves and gonads, but may also involve visceral organs, skin, muscle, and the eye.
Annotation: add BIRDS or POULTRY (NIM) or specific bird or fowl (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
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
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Avian Leukosis (1966-1971)
Herpesvirus Infections (1966-1971)
Poultry Diseases (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73(72)
Entry Version: MAREK DIS
DeCS ID: 29457
Unique ID: D008380
NLM Classification: SF 995.6.M33
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/02/28
Marek Disease - Preferred
Concept UI M0013026
Scope note A transmissible viral disease of birds caused by avian herpesvirus 2 (HERPESVIRUS 2, GALLID) and other MARDIVIRUS. There is lymphoid cell infiltration or lymphomatous tumor formation in the peripheral nerves and gonads, but may also involve visceral organs, skin, muscle, and the eye.
Preferred term Marek Disease
Entry term(s) Fowl Paralyses
Fowl Paralysis
Marek's Disease
Mareks Disease
Paralyses, Fowl
Paralysis, Fowl



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