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MeSH Heading: Loiasis
Tree Number(s): C01.610.335.508.700.750.361.518
Unique ID: D008118
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008118
Annotation: /drug ther: consider FILARICIDES
Scope Note: A parasitic infection caused by the nematode Loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (Tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
Entry Term(s): Loa loa Filariasis; Loa loa Infection; Loaiasis
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under FILARIASIS 1989-90; was LOAIASIS see under FILARIASIS 1975-88
Online Note: (75); use LOIASIS to search LOAIASIS 1975-88; search FILARIASIS 1967-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under FILARIASIS 1989-90; was LOAIASIS see under FILARIASIS 1975-88
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/01/28

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012661
Scope Note: A parasitic infection caused by the nematode Loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (Tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
Terms: Loiasis Preferred Term
Term UI T024227
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Loa loa Infection
Term UI T000909105
Date10/07/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Loaiasis
Term UI T024228
Date05/19/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Loa loa Filariasis
Term UI T000966201
Date08/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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