| D007303 |
Insect Vectors |
Insects that transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host. |
Insect Vector,Vector, Insect,Vectors, Insect |
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| D008403 |
Mass Screening |
Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease. |
Screening,Mass Screenings,Screening, Mass,Screenings,Screenings, Mass |
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| D009032 |
Mosquito Control |
The reduction or regulation of the population of mosquitoes through chemical, biological, or other means. |
Control, Mosquito |
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| D009854 |
Onchocerca |
A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum. |
Onchocercas |
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| D010139 |
Pacific Islands |
The islands of the Pacific Ocean divided into MICRONESIA; MELANESIA; and POLYNESIA (including NEW ZEALAND). The collective name Oceania includes the aforenamed islands, adding AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; and the Malay Archipelago (INDONESIA). (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p910, 880) |
Pacific Island,Micronesia-Polynesia |
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| D004049 |
Diethylcarbamazine |
An anthelmintic used primarily as the citrate in the treatment of filariasis, particularly infestations with Wucheria bancrofti or Loa loa. |
Carbamazine,Diethylcarbamazine Citrate,Diethylcarbamazine Citrate (1:1),Diethylcarbamazine Citrate (1:2),Diethylcarbamazine L-Tartrate (1:1),Diethylcarbamazine Maleate,Diethylcarbamazine Monohydrochloride,Diethylcarbamazine Phosphate (1:1),Hetrazan,Loxuran,Notezine,Citrate, Diethylcarbamazine,Maleate, Diethylcarbamazine,Monohydrochloride, Diethylcarbamazine |
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| D004812 |
Epidemiologic Methods |
Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations. |
Epidemiologic Method,Epidemiological Methods,Methods, Epidemiologic,Epidemiological Method,Method, Epidemiologic,Method, Epidemiological,Methods, Epidemiological |
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| D005368 |
Filariasis |
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. |
Elaeophoriasis,Filarioidea Infections,Infections, Filarioidea,Elaeophoriases,Filariases,Filarioidea Infection,Infection, Filarioidea |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000367 |
Age Factors |
Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. |
Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age |
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