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HYDROPHOBIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
- Viral Diseases
- Nervous System
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rabies
1, record 1, English, rabies
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hydrophobia 2, record 1, English, hydrophobia
former designation, correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A viral disease, [transmissible to other animals by biting or other contact with saliva and] almost inevitably fatal if untreated, which affects the nervous system and typically causes agitated, aggressive behaviour, hydrophobia, and paralysis ... 3, record 1, English, - rabies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hydrophobia: Formerly, the term hydrophobia was used as a synonym for rabies in general rather than for just the symptom of the paralytic phase. 4, record 1, English, - rabies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A82: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 5, record 1, English, - rabies
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
- Maladies virales
- Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rage
1, record 1, French, rage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie infectieuse et contagieuse mortelle due à un virus inoculé par la morsure d'animaux atteints, qui provoque un violent état d'agitation ou une paralysie. 2, record 1, French, - rage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A82 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 3, record 1, French, - rage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Enfermedades víricas
- Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- rabia
1, record 1, Spanish, rabia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hidrofobia 2, record 1, Spanish, hidrofobia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad que se produce en algunos animales y que se transmite por mordedura a otros o al hombre por la saliva o baba del animal rabioso. 3, record 1, Spanish, - rabia
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