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PARASITE RATE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
- Parasitoses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parasite rate
1, record 1, English, parasite%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The percentage of persons, in a particular age group or area, in whom parasites, especially malarial parasites, can be found. 1, record 1, English, - parasite%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
- Parasitoses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indice plasmodique
1, record 1, French, indice%20plasmodique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- indice parasitaire 1, record 1, French, indice%20parasitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pourcentage des personnes d'un groupe d'âge déterminé dans le sang desquelles on peut trouver les parasites du paludisme. 1, record 1, French, - indice%20plasmodique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-12-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Horse Husbandry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- small strongyle
1, record 2, English, small%20strongyle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The small strongyle is considered to be the most common internal parasite of horses. Horses can be infected with small strongyles and show no overt signs of disease. However, severely infected horses may exhibit clinical signs, such as sudden onset of diarrhea and colic. Small strongyles have been implicated in causing decreased feed efficiency, rate of gain, and performance. 2, record 2, English, - small%20strongyle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- petit strongle
1, record 2, French, petit%20strongle
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- trichonèmes 2, record 2, French, trichon%C3%A8mes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette dénomination inclut les genres Cyathostonum, Cylicocyclus, Cylicostephanus, Cylicodontophorus et Gyalocephalus. 3, record 2, French, - petit%20strongle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les petits strongles ou trichonèmes sont des vers mesurant entre 4 à 26 mm. Les larves sont de couleur rouge vif et sont facilement repérables dans les crottins. Ces parasites attaquent principalement les jeunes chevaux ainsi que les sujets vivant à l'extérieur dans les marécages ou dans des prairies très humides. Que ce soit au stade larvaire ou adulte, les petits strongles affectent le gros intestin du cheval et engendrent les symptômes suivants : anémie, amaigrissement, poil terne, colique et diarrhée. La prévention de ces vers s'opère par des vermifuges réguliers tout au long de l'année. 2, record 2, French, - petit%20strongle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-03-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Parasitoses
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- artemisinin
1, record 3, English, artemisinin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An antimalarial agent extracted from the dry leaves of the Chinese herb Artemisia annua (qinghaosu or sweet wormwood). 1, record 3, English, - artemisinin
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Artemisinin acts rapidly and potently against the malarial parasite, including some drug-resistant strains. Without significant side effects, it quickly reduces fever and lowers the blood levels of the parasite. This helps to keep small outbreaks of malaria from becoming epidemics and to quell ongoing epidemics. In a malaria epidemic in the early 1990s in Vietnam, artemisinin reduced the death rate by 97 per cent. 1, record 3, English, - artemisinin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Parasitoses
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- artémisinine
1, record 3, French, art%C3%A9misinine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'artéméther est une substance demi-synthétique issue de l'artémisinine, qui offre aujourd'hui une alternative à la quinine dans le traitement des accès palustres graves causés par des formes résistantes. L'artéméther dérive d'un extrait d'une herbe chinoise, Artémisia annua (armoise amère ordinaire), «qinghao» en chinois; cet extrait est l'artémisinine, «qinghaosu», c'est à dire extrait de qinghao. 1, record 3, French, - art%C3%A9misinine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-03-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Parasitoses
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- species infection rate
1, record 4, English, species%20infection%20rate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Percentage of individuals found infected with a given species of malaria parasite in a sample of population(e. g., Pasmodium falciparum infection rate). 1, record 4, English, - species%20infection%20rate
Record 4, Key term(s)
- species infection index
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Parasitoses
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- indice d'infection par espèce
1, record 4, French, indice%20d%27infection%20par%20esp%C3%A8ce
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pourcentage des sujets qui, dans un échantillon de population, sont porteurs d'une espèce donnée de parasites du paludisme [...] 1, record 4, French, - indice%20d%27infection%20par%20esp%C3%A8ce
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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