Used with microorganisms, viruses, and parasites for studies of their ability to cause disease in man, animals, or plants.

Annotation

subhead only; for the potential ability of micro-organisms or parasites to cause disease in man, animal, or plant under specified conditions: not for specific infections; includes virulence; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.51; DF: /pathogen or /PY

pouze podheslo; pro potenciální schopnost mikrobů nebo parazitů vyvolat za určitých podmínek onemocnění člověka, zvířete nebo rostliny; ne pro specifické infekce; zahrnuje virulenci

Abbreviation

PY

DUI

Q000472 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0030684

History note

66; used with Category B 1966-74; B1 & B3-5 1975 forward

Online note

search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/PY or PY (SH) or SUBS APPLY PY