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Descriptor English: Cryptosporidiosis
Descriptor Spanish: Criptosporidiosis
Descriptor criptosporidiosis
Entry term(s) infección por Cryptosporidium
Scope note: Infección intestinal producida por organismos del género CRYPTOSPORIDIUM. Se observa tanto en animales como en seres humanos. Uno de sus síntomas es la DIARREA grave.
Descriptor Portuguese: Criptosporidiose
Descriptor French: Cryptosporidiose
Entry term(s): Cryptosporidioses
Cryptosporidium Infection
Cryptosporidium Infections
Infection, Cryptosporidium
Tree number(s): C01.610.432.269
C01.610.701.688.235
C01.610.752.250.269
C01.610.752.625.235
C06.405.469.452.269
C22.674.710.235
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003457
Scope note: Intestinal infection with organisms of the genus CRYPTOSPORIDIUM. It occurs in both animals and humans. Symptoms include severe DIARRHEA.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
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
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Coccidiosis (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 1985
History Note: 1985
DeCS ID: 3474
Unique ID: D003457
NLM Classification: WC 730
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/06
Revision Date: 2017/02/24
Cryptosporidiosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0005385
Scope note Intestinal infection with organisms of the genus CRYPTOSPORIDIUM. It occurs in both animals and humans. Symptoms include severe DIARRHEA.
Preferred term Cryptosporidiosis
Entry term(s) Cryptosporidioses
Cryptosporidium Infection
Cryptosporidium Infections
Infection, Cryptosporidium



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