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PARASITE DENSITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intensity
1, record 1, English, intensity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vague term often loosely applied in malariology with reference to the degree of severity of symptoms, the level of parasite density, morbidity or parasite rates, vector densities, etc. 1, record 1, English, - intensity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Should preferably be replaced by a precise term indicating the relevant measurement. 1, record 1, English, - intensity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- intensité
1, record 1, French, intensit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme vague, souvent utilisé de façon imprécise en paludologie pour qualifier la gravité des symptômes, la densité parasitaire, le taux de morbidité, l'indice plasmodique, la densité anophélienne etc. 1, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a avantage à le remplacer par une expression précisant le phénomène en cause. 1, record 1, French, - intensit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- intensidad
1, record 1, Spanish, intensidad
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-03-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Parasitoses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- parasite density
1, record 2, English, parasite%20density
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The average parasite count in any particular community, age group, or area. 1, record 2, English, - parasite%20density
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Parasitoses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- densité parasitaire
1, record 2, French, densit%C3%A9%20parasitaire
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moyenne du nombre de parasites sanguins par millimètre cube de sang chez tous les sujets d'une collectivité donnée (moyenne d'infection), ou seulement chez les sujets parasités (moyenne d'infection des parasités). 1, record 2, French, - densit%C3%A9%20parasitaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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