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Descriptor English: Fascioloidiasis
Descriptor Spanish: Fascioloidiasis
Descriptor fascioloidiasis
Scope note: Infección de los bovinos y de otros herbívoros producida por un trematodo hepático gigante, Fascioloides magna. Se caracteriza por una gran destrucción del parénquima hepático.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fascioloidíase
Descriptor French: Fascioloïdose
Entry term(s): Fascioloidiases
Tree number(s): C01.610.335.349.444
C01.610.335.865.399
C01.610.701.377.444
C22.674.377.444
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005213
Scope note: Infection of cattle and other herbivores with the giant liver fluke Fascioloides magna. It is characterized by extensive destruction of the liver parenchyma.
Annotation: trematode infect; usually animal; check tag ANIMALS; caused by FASCIOLOIDES; do not confuse with FASCIOLIASIS (caused by FASCIOLA) or FASCIOLOPSIASIS (caused by FASCIOLOPSIS)
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: Trematode Infections (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
DeCS ID: 5317
Unique ID: D005213
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/30
Fascioloidiasis - Preferred
Concept UI M0008246
Scope note Infection of cattle and other herbivores with the giant liver fluke Fascioloides magna. It is characterized by extensive destruction of the liver parenchyma.
Preferred term Fascioloidiasis
Entry term(s) Fascioloidiases



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