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| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007898
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007898
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| Preferred Name | Leishmaniasis, Visceral |
| Definitions |
A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African.
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| Synonyms |
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Fever, Black
Kala Azar
Kala-Azar
Black Fever
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African. |
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| altLabel |
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Fever, Black
Kala Azar
Kala-Azar
Black Fever
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| prefLabel | Leishmaniasis, Visceral
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| type | |
| tui | T047
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| TERMUI |
T686815
T023567
T023566
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| TH |
NLM (1966)
NLM (2008)
UNK (19XX)
ORD (2010)
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| MMR | 20190610
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| notation | D007898
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| Inverse of AQ |
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| DX | 19660101
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| cui | C0023290
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| DC | 1
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| MN |
C01.610.752.300.500.510
C01.920.813.510
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| AN | coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; do not confuse entry term BLACK FEVER with BLACKWATER FEVER or AMAZON BLACK FEVER see HEPATITIS D
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| AQL | BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH TM UR VE VI
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| MDA | 19990101
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