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Descriptor English: Plasmodium ovale
Descriptor Spanish: Plasmodium ovale
Descriptor Plasmodium ovale
Scope note: Especie de protozoos parásitos que causa la MALARIA. Es la más rara de las cuatro especies de PLASMODIUM que infectan a los humanos, aunque es común en los países de África Occidental y áreas vecinas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Plasmodium ovale
Descriptor French: Plasmodium ovale
Entry term(s): Plasmodium ovales
ovales, Plasmodium
Tree number(s): B01.043.075.380.611.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D041122
Scope note: A species of protozoan parasite causing MALARIA. It is the rarest of the four species of PLASMODIUM infecting humans, but is common in West African countries and neighboring areas.
Annotation: infection: coordinate with MALARIA; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Plasmodium (1966-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36566
Unique ID: D041122
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Plasmodium ovale - Preferred
Concept UI M0425630
Scope note A species of protozoan parasite causing MALARIA. It is the rarest of the four species of PLASMODIUM infecting humans, but is common in West African countries and neighboring areas.
Preferred term Plasmodium ovale
Entry term(s) Plasmodium ovales
ovales, Plasmodium



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