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MOUSTIQUE VECTEUR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Viral Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Zika virus
1, record 1, English, Zika%20virus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ZIKV 2, record 1, English, ZIKV
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Zika virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family and is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. It is related to other pathogenic vector borne flaviviruses including dengue, West-Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses but produces a comparatively mild disease in humans. 3, record 1, English, - Zika%20virus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Zika virus infection 4, record 1, English, - Zika%20virus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies virales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- virus Zika
1, record 1, French, virus%20Zika
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ZIKV 2, record 1, French, ZIKV
correct, masculine noun
- VZIK 3, record 1, French, VZIK
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le virus Zika(ZIKV) est un arbovirus membre de la famille des Flaviviridae. Il est transmis par les moustiques de type Aedes, dont le moustique tigre, également vecteur de la dengue et du chikungunya. Ce virus doit son nom à une forêt d’Ouganda où il a été identifié pour la première fois en 1947. [...] Considéré comme émergeant, ce virus provoque de la fièvre, des douleurs musculaires, des éruptions cutanées, voire des complications neurologiques même si dans la majeure partie des cas, l'infection est asymptomatique. 4, record 1, French, - virus%20Zika
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
infection à virus Zika, transmission du virus Zika 5, record 1, French, - virus%20Zika
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Enfermedades víricas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- virus Zika
1, record 1, Spanish, virus%20Zika
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- ZIKV 2, record 1, Spanish, ZIKV
correct, masculine noun
- ZIKAV 3, record 1, Spanish, ZIKAV
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- virus del Zika 4, record 1, Spanish, virus%20del%20Zika
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] el virus Zika (ZIKAV), un arbovirus del género flavivirus (familiaFlaviviridae) [...] se transmite por la picadura de mosquitos del género Aedes (A.aegypti), tanto en un ámbito urbano como selvático. 3, record 1, Spanish, - virus%20Zika
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
virus del Zika: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la palabra zika se escribe con inicial minúscula cuando se emplea de manera informal para referirse a la enfermedad causada por el virus del mismo nombre (el zika), pero con mayúscula para aludir a este virus, a la fiebre que produce y al nombre completo de la enfermedad: virus/fiebre/enfermedad del Zika. [...] El virus del Zika [...] recibe su nombre del bosque Zika (Uganda) en el que se aisló por primera vez en un mono rhesus en 1947. Por ello, se recomiendan las formas virus del Zika o virus de Zika, pero se desaconseja escribir virus Zika, sin preposición por influencia del inglés. 4, record 1, Spanish, - virus%20Zika
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Zika; zika: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la Ortografía académica establece que en las denominaciones de enfermedades que incluyen un nombre propio se ha de respetar la mayúscula de este (enfermedad de Parkinson, mal de Alzheimer…); pero añade que, «cuando el nombre propio pasa por sí solo a designar la enfermedad, se convierte en un nombre común, que debe escribirse con minúscula inicial y someterse a las reglas ortográficas del español [...] Por otro lado, aunque la grafía "zica", con c, no puede considerarse incorrecta, se recomienda mantener la k del nombre original [Por lo tanto, es] preferible escribir [...] fiebre del Zika [,] casos de zika [...] 4, record 1, Spanish, - virus%20Zika
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
ZIKV, por sus siglas en inglés. 5, record 1, Spanish, - virus%20Zika
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- animal vector
1, record 2, English, animal%20vector
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Several plants, mostly angiosperms, rely on some animal vector to transport the pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another ... Animal vectors can be insects, like bees, birds, such as hummingbirds and certain bats ... zoophilous blossoms are sensitive to particular stimuli from specific animal vectors. 2, record 2, English, - animal%20vector
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In recent years, infected military personnel have imported various infectious diseases that could have or did present a threat to civilian populations. If an imported infectious agent is contagious or is acquired by a suitable domestic insect or animal vector, it could result in the introduction and spread of a new disease to North America with general adverse health and economic consequences. 3, record 2, English, - animal%20vector
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A vector is] a carrier, or vehicle, that transfers a substance from one host to another. 4, record 2, English, - animal%20vector
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vecteur animal
1, record 2, French, vecteur%20animal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alternativement, les hyperaccumulateurs peuvent dépendre pour la dispersion de leurs graines sur des vecteurs abiotiques ou des vecteurs animaux, mais nous manquons d’informations sur ces mécanismes de dispersion en ce qui concerne les hyperaccumulateurs. 2, record 2, French, - vecteur%20animal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Un] vecteur animal(souvent un insecte) [peut transporter] une maladie d’un individu infecté vers un qui ne l'est pas. Par exemple, le moustique est le vecteur du paludisme chez les humains. 3, record 2, French, - vecteur%20animal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-02-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Parasitoses
- Epidemiology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- natural transmission
1, record 3, English, natural%20transmission
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Process by which a vector mosquito transfers the parasite from an infectious subject to a susceptible recipient. 1, record 3, English, - natural%20transmission
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Parasitoses
- Épidémiologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- transmission naturelle
1, record 3, French, transmission%20naturelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus par lequel un moustique vecteur transmet le parasite d’un sujet infectant à un sujet sensible. 1, record 3, French, - transmission%20naturelle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1984-10-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- secondary vector
1, record 4, English, secondary%20vector
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Species thought to play a minor role in transmission in association with a principal vector and to be capable of maintaining malaria only at a reduced level in the absence of the latter. 1, record 4, English, - secondary%20vector
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vecteur secondaire
1, record 4, French, vecteur%20secondaire
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espèce de moustique considérée comme jouant un rôle secondaire dans la transmission du paludisme, en association avec un vecteur principal, et que l'on estime incapable de maintenir le paludisme à un niveau élevé en l'absence de ce vecteur principal. 1, record 4, French, - vecteur%20secondaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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