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Terme préférentiel

Filariasis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • 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.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Filarioidea Infections
  • Infections, Filarioidea

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FK9GJ96B-V

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/01/1999, dernière modification le 29/06/2020