| Descriptor English: | Insect Vectors | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Insectos Vectores
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Insetos Vetores | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Vecteurs insectes | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Insect Vector Vector, Insect Vectors, Insect |
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| Tree number(s): |
N06.850.335.188.100.500 N06.850.520.203.375.100.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007303 | ||||
| Scope note: | Insects that transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host. |
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| Annotation: | coord IM with specific insect (IM); specify both infecting organism & vector if pertinent; in the trypanosome-tsetse fly-cow relationship, the fly (not the cow) is the insect vector |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 7477 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D007303 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Insect Vectors
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0011386 |
| Scope note | Insects that transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host. |
| Preferred term | Insect Vectors |
| Entry term(s) |
Insect Vector Vector, Insect Vectors, Insect |
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