Filariasis [filarióza]
- Terms
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eleoforiáza
eleoforióza
filariáza
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Elaeophoriasis
Filarioidea Infections
Infections, Filarioidea
Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.
- Annotation
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics
- DUI
- D005368 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0008468
- History note
- ELAEOPHORIASIS was heading 1975-92 (see under FILARIASIS 1975-90)
- Online note
- use FILARIASIS to search ELAEOPHORIASIS 1975-92
- Public note
- ELAEOPHORIASIS was heading 1975-92 (see under FILARIASIS 1975-90)
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 2
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications 2
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 11
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 13
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 9
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 7
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology 5
- ME
- metabolism 1
- MI
- microbiology 1
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology 9
- PA
- pathology 1
- PP
- physiopathology 2
- PC
- prevention & control 2
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery 1
- TH
- therapy 3
- TM
- transmission 8
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary 6
- VI
- virology