DeCS

Descriptor English:

Phthiraptera

Descriptor Spanish:

Phthiraptera

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Phthiraptera
Entry term(s)	Rhynchophthirina Rhyncophthirina piojos
Scope note:	Orden de pequeños insectos parásitos sin alas vulgarmente conocidos como piojos. Se distinguen 4 subórdenes: ANOPLURA (piojos chupadores), AMBLYCERA, ISCHNOCERA y Rhynchophthirina (piojos picadores).

Descriptor Portuguese:

Ftirápteros

Descriptor French:

Phthiraptera

Entry term(s):

Lice
Louse
Rhyncophthirina

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.131.617.690

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008003

Scope note:

An order of small, wingless parasitic insects, commonly known as lice. The suborders include ANOPLURA (sucking lice); AMBLYCERA; ISCHNOCERA; and Rhynchophthirina (elephant and warthog lice).

Annotation:

infestation = LICE INFESTATIONS; for killing Phthiraptera with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES

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

Public MeSH Note:

2011, 1975-1979; see LICE 1980-2010 & 1963-1974

History Note:

2011, 1975-1979

Lice Infestations MeSH

DeCS ID:

8179

Unique ID:

D008003

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

Click here to access the VHL documents

Date Established:

2011/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2010/06/25

ORGANISMS

Invertebrates [B01.050.500]

Invertebrates

Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]

Arthropods

Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]

Insecta

Cockroaches [B01.050.500.131.617.140]

Cockroaches

Edible Insects [B01.050.500.131.617.276]

Edible Insects

Hemiptera [B01.050.500.131.617.412]

Hemiptera

Isoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.485]

Isoptera

Lepisma [B01.050.500.131.617.576]

Lepisma

Orthoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.678]

Orthoptera

Phthiraptera [B01.050.500.131.617.690]

Phthiraptera

Amblycera [B01.050.500.131.617.690.050]

Amblycera

Anoplura [B01.050.500.131.617.690.060]

Anoplura

Ischnocera [B01.050.500.131.617.690.450]

Ischnocera

Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]

Pterygota

Thysanoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.800]

Thysanoptera

Phthiraptera - Preferred

Concept UI	M0012470
Scope note	An order of small, wingless parasitic insects, commonly known as lice. The suborders include ANOPLURA (sucking lice); AMBLYCERA; ISCHNOCERA; and Rhynchophthirina (elephant and warthog lice).
Preferred term	Phthiraptera
Entry term(s)	Lice Louse

Rhyncophthirina - Narrower

Concept UI	M0012471
Preferred term	Rhyncophthirina

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