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MALADIE TROPICALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- neglected tropical disease
1, record 1, English, neglected%20tropical%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NTD 1, record 1, English, NTD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
neglected tropical disease: term usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - neglected%20tropical%20disease
Record 1, Key term(s)
- neglected tropical diseases
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie tropicale négligée
1, record 1, French, maladie%20tropicale%20n%C3%A9glig%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MTN 1, record 1, French, MTN
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maladie tropicale négligée : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - maladie%20tropicale%20n%C3%A9glig%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- maladies tropicales négligées
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfermedad tropical desatendida
1, record 1, Spanish, enfermedad%20tropical%20desatendida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad infecciosa que prolifera en entornos empobrecidos, especialmente en el ambiente caluroso y húmedo de los climas tropicales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - enfermedad%20tropical%20desatendida
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La mayoría son enfermedades parasitarias transmitidas por insectos, como mosquitos, simúlidos, flebótomos, la mosca tsetsé, la vinchuca y las llamadas moscas de suciedad. Otras se propagan por el agua contaminada y el suelo infestado por huevos de gusanos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - enfermedad%20tropical%20desatendida
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
enfermedad tropical desatendida: término utilizado generalmente en plural. 2, record 1, Spanish, - enfermedad%20tropical%20desatendida
Record 1, Key term(s)
- enfermedades tropicales desatendidas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tropical disease
1, record 2, English, tropical%20disease
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tropical illness 2, record 2, English, tropical%20illness
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A disease that is indigenous to and may be endemic in a tropical area but may also occur in sporadic or epidemic form in a nontropical area. 1, record 2, English, - tropical%20disease
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maladie tropicale
1, record 2, French, maladie%20tropicale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principales maladies tropicales sont représentées par les parasitoses. [...] D'autres affections s'observent sinon exclusivement, du moins essentiellement en zone tropicale. 1, record 2, French, - maladie%20tropicale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfermedad tropical
1, record 2, Spanish, enfermedad%20tropical
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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