Biomaterial Database

Effects of parasites on marine mammals. 1987

J R Geraci, and D J St Aubin

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008322	Mammals	Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young.	Mammalia,Mammal
D010272	Parasitic Diseases	Infections or infestations with PARASITES. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure.	Parasite Infections,Parasitic Infections,Disease, Parasitic,Diseases, Parasitic,Infection, Parasite,Infection, Parasitic,Infections, Parasite,Infections, Parasitic,Parasite Infection,Parasitic Disease,Parasitic Infection
D010273	Parasitic Diseases, Animal	Animal diseases caused by PARASITES.	Parasitic Infections, Animal,Animal Parasitic Disease,Animal Parasitic Diseases,Animal Parasitic Infection,Animal Parasitic Infections,Disease, Animal Parasitic,Diseases, Animal Parasitic,Infection, Animal Parasitic,Infections, Animal Parasitic,Parasitic Disease, Animal,Parasitic Infection, Animal
D010872	Caniformia	Suborder of dog-like carnivores which include dogs, coyotes, skunks, mustelids, walruses, seals, bears, and procyonids.	Pinnipedia,Pinnipeds
D011528	Protozoan Infections	Infections with unicellular organisms formerly members of the subkingdom Protozoa.	Histomoniasis,Infections, Protozoan,Histomoniases,Infection, Protozoan,Protozoan Infection
D011529	Protozoan Infections, Animal	Infections with unicellular organisms formerly members of the subkingdom Protozoa. The infections may be experimental or veterinary.	Animal Protozoan Infection,Animal Protozoan Infections,Infection, Animal Protozoan,Infections, Animal Protozoan,Protozoan Infection, Animal
D002591	Cetacea	An order of wholly aquatic MAMMALS occurring in all the OCEANS and adjoining seas of the world, as well as in certain river systems. They feed generally on FISHES, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Most are gregarious and most have a relatively long period of parental care and maturation. Included are DOLPHINS; PORPOISES; and WHALES. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, pp969-70)	Cetaceas
D004478	Ectoparasitic Infestations	Infestations by PARASITES which live on, or burrow into, the surface of their host's EPIDERMIS. Most ectoparasites are ARTHROPODS.	Ectoparasitic Infestation,Infestation, Ectoparasitic,Infestations, Ectoparasitic
D006373	Helminthiasis	Infestation with parasitic worms of the helminth class.	Nematomorpha Infections,Infections, Nematomorpha,Helminthiases,Infection, Nematomorpha,Nematomorpha Infection
D006374	Helminthiasis, Animal	Infestation of animals with parasitic worms of the helminth class. The infestation may be experimental or veterinary.	Animal Helminthiases,Animal Helminthiasis,Helminthiases, Animal