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Descriptor English: Service Animals
Descriptor Spanish: Animales de Servicio
Descriptor animales de servicio
Entry term(s) animales de apoyo
animales de asistencia
animales de ayuda
perros de alarma
perros de alerta
perros de alerta médica
perros de aviso
perros de ayuda
perros de servicio
perros guía
perros lazarillo
perros señal
Scope note: Animales que han sido entrenados para realizar trabajos o tareas para una persona con una discapacidad. Las tareas realizadas por el animal deben estar directamente relacionadas con la discapacidad de la persona. Los animales de apoyo emocional, terapia, consuelo o compañía no se consideran animales de servicio en la Ley para estadounidenses con discapacidades (Americans With Disabilities Act). (Traducción libre del original: www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html, acceso el 31/3/2020)
Descriptor Portuguese: Animais de Trabalho
Descriptor French: Animaux d'assistance
Entry term(s): Alert Dog
Alert Dogs
Assistance Animal
Assistance Animals
Assistance Dog
Assistance Dogs
Dog, Alert
Dog, Assistance
Dog, Guide
Dog, Hearing
Dog, Seeing Eye
Dog, Service
Dogs, Alert
Dogs, Assistance
Dogs, Guide
Dogs, Hearing
Dogs, Seeing Eye
Dogs, Service
Guide Dog
Guide Dogs
Hearing Dog
Hearing Dogs
Seeing Eye Dog
Seeing Eye Dogs
Service Animal
Service Dog
Service Dogs
Tree number(s): B01.050.050.116.812
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000081822
Scope note: Animals that have been trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the animal must be directly related to the person's disability. Emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals are not considered service animals under the Americans With Disabilities Act.(www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html, accessed 3/31/2020)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EC economics
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dogs (1966-2020)
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
DeCS ID: 59315
Unique ID: D000081822
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/06/18
Service Animals - Preferred
Concept UI M000654848
Scope note Animals that have been trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the animal must be directly related to the person's disability. Emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals are not considered service animals under the Americans With Disabilities Act.(www.ada.gov/regs2010/service_animal_qa.html, accessed 3/31/2020)
Preferred term Service Animals
Entry term(s) Assistance Animal
Assistance Animals
Service Animal
Hearing Dogs - Narrower
Concept UI M000731428
Scope note A dog that has been trained to alert a person who has a significant hearing loss or is deaf when a sound occurs, such as a knock on the door.
Preferred term Hearing Dogs
Entry term(s) Dog, Hearing
Dogs, Hearing
Hearing Dog
Alert Dogs - Narrower
Concept UI M000731429
Scope note A service dog trained to alert a person to an oncoming health event. Alert dogs can warn a diabetic of an oncoming hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic event, or may demonstrate specific warning or assisting behavior before, during or immediately after a person's seizure.
Preferred term Alert Dogs
Entry term(s) Alert Dog
Dog, Alert
Dogs, Alert
Service Dogs - Narrower
Concept UI M000731426
Preferred term Service Dogs
Entry term(s) Assistance Dog
Assistance Dogs
Dog, Assistance
Dog, Service
Dogs, Assistance
Dogs, Service
Service Dog
Guide Dogs - Narrower
Concept UI M000731427
Scope note Dogs trained to serve as guides for blind or visually impaired persons.
Preferred term Guide Dogs
Entry term(s) Dog, Guide
Dog, Seeing Eye
Dogs, Guide
Dogs, Seeing Eye
Guide Dog
Seeing Eye Dog
Seeing Eye Dogs



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