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Descriptor English: Bluetongue
Descriptor Spanish: Lengua Azul
Descriptor lengua azul
Scope note: Infección por reovirus, que afecta principalmente a las ovejas y se caracteriza por una lengua edematosa y azul, inflamación catarral de las vías respiratorias altas y del tracto gastrointestinal alto y a menudo por inflamación de la lámina sensitiva de las patas y la corona de los cascos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bluetongue
Descriptor French: Fièvre catarrhale du mouton
Entry term(s): Blue Tongue
Tongue, Blue
Tree number(s): C01.920.500.125
C01.925.081.125
C01.925.782.791.315
C22.836.120
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001819
Scope note: A reovirus infection, chiefly of sheep, characterized by a swollen blue tongue, catarrhal inflammation of upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae of the feet and coronet.
Annotation: caused by a reovirus; usually animal; check tag ANIMALS; don't forget also SHEEP (NIM) but do not index under SHEEP DISEASES
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: Sheep Diseases (1966-1967)
Virus Diseases/veterinary (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was BLUE TONGUE 1974-93
Online Note: use BLUETONGUE to search BLUE TONGUE 1968-93 (as Prov 1968-73)
History Note: 94; was BLUE TONGUE 1968-93 (Prov 1968-73)
DeCS ID: 31720
Unique ID: D001819
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/30
Bluetongue - Preferred
Concept UI M0002737
Scope note A reovirus infection, chiefly of sheep, characterized by a swollen blue tongue, catarrhal inflammation of upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae of the feet and coronet.
Preferred term Bluetongue
Entry term(s) Blue Tongue
Tongue, Blue



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