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MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A branch of medical microbiology that deals with fungi that are pathogenic to humans.

CONT

Medical parasitology is concerned primarily with parasites of humans, especially the protozoa, worms, and arthropod parasites (insects and related animals) such as lice and the scabies mite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Branche de la médecine consacrée à l'étude des maladies parasitaires.

CONT

La parasitologie médicale étudie les maladies parasitaires, qui sont au premier rang de la mortalité et de la morbidité dans le monde.

Spanish

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