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Descriptor English: Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome Multisistémico de Emaciación Posdestete Porcino
Descriptor síndrome multisistémico de emaciación posdestete porcino
Entry term(s) síndrome de consunción multisistémico posdestete en cerdos
síndrome de consunción multisistémico postdestete en cerdos
síndrome sistémico de adelgazamiento posdestete porcino
síndrome sistémico de desmedro posdestete porcino
Scope note: Enfermedad emergente de distribución mundial que afecta a los cerdos tras el destete, inicialmente identificada en los rebaños porcinos al oeste de Canadá en 1997. Este síndrome se caracteriza por pérdida de peso progresiva, respiración rápida (taquipnea) y difícil (disnea) y amarilleo de la piel. La enfermedad es causada por el CIRCOVIRUS PORCINO, específicante el tipo 2 o PCV-2.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome Definhante Multissistêmico de Suínos Desmamados
Descriptor French: Maladie de l'amaigrissement du porcelet
Entry term(s): Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome, Porcine
Tree number(s): C01.925.256.200.500
C22.905.690
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053570
Scope note: A worldwide emerging disease of weaned piglets first recognized in swine herds in western Canada in 1997. This syndrome is characterized by progressive weight loss, rapid (tachypnea) and difficult (dyspnea) breathing, and yellowing of skin. PMWS is caused by PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS infection, specifically type 2 or PCV-2.
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: Swine Diseases (1997-2006)
Wasting Syndrome (1997-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
DeCS ID: 52153
Unique ID: D053570
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0494731
Scope note A worldwide emerging disease of weaned piglets first recognized in swine herds in western Canada in 1997. This syndrome is characterized by progressive weight loss, rapid (tachypnea) and difficult (dyspnea) breathing, and yellowing of skin. PMWS is caused by PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS infection, specifically type 2 or PCV-2.
Preferred term Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome
Entry term(s) Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome, Porcine



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