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MeSH Heading: Ebolavirus
Tree Number(s): B04.820.480.937.300.200
Unique ID: D029043
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029043
Annotation: infection = HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA
Scope Note: A genus in the family FILOVIRIDAE consisting of several distinct species of Ebolavirus, each containing separate strains. These viruses cause outbreaks of a contagious, hemorrhagic disease (HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA) in humans, usually with high mortality.
Entry Term(s): Cote d'Ivoire ebola virus; Ebola Virus; Ebola Virus, Cote d'Ivoire; Ebola Virus, Reston; Ebola Virus, Sudan; Ebola Virus, Zaire; Ebola-like Viruses; Reston Ebola Virus; Sudan Ebola Virus; Zaire Ebola Virus
Registry Numbers: txid186536; txid128951
Related Numbers: txid128951
NLM Classification #: QW 168.5.F4
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see EBOLA-LIKE VIRUSES 2002-2006
History Note: 2007 (2002)
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Concept UI: M0383737
Registry Numbers: txid186536
Related Numbers: txid128951
Scope Note: A genus in the family FILOVIRIDAE consisting of several distinct species of Ebolavirus, each containing separate strains. These viruses cause outbreaks of a contagious, hemorrhagic disease (HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA) in humans, usually with high mortality.
Terms: Ebolavirus Preferred Term
Term UI T650236
Date09/02/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Ebola Virus
Term UI T654595
Date10/06/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007); Ebola-like Viruses
Term UI T442531
Date04/11/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

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