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INDIGENOUS MALARIA [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

A disease acquired by mosquito transmission in the area where reported, with recurrent bouts of fever, chills, sweats, and headache.

CONT

Malaria... Cases are additionally categorized according to the following World Health Organization criteria : Autochthonous :indigenous and introduced... Imported... Induced... Relapsing... Cryptic...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
CONT

Le paludisme autochtone est contracté sur place.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
DEF

Paludismo contraído en la misma región en que habita el enfermo, y en la que habitualmente existe la enfermedad.

CONT

[…] el paludismo autóctono puede ser indígena, cuando existe normalmente en la región, e importado, cuando proviene de portadores de gametocitos, que han sido contaminados en otra parte.

OBS

El término tradicional español, paludismo, está siendo desplazado por el italianismo malaria, por presión del inglés médico, en el que se emplea esta voz. La Academia y especialistas en terminología médica como Fernando A. Navarro prefieren el término paludismo.

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Record 2 1984-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parasitoses
DEF

Case that is natural to an area or country, i.e., not introduced.

OBS

The term is applied to cases whose origin from local transmission cannot be disproved. In malaria eradication terminology relapsing cases are not classified as indigenous.

Key term(s)
  • indigenous malaria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parasitoses
DEF

Cas de paludisme contracté par le malade dans la région ou le pays où il habite : c'est donc le contraire d'un cas de paludisme importé.

OBS

Le terme "indigène" est appliqué aux cas dont il est impossible de démontrer qu'ils ne sont pas dus à la transmission locale. (...) les rechutes ne sont pas classées parmi les cas indigènes.

Spanish

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