Diseases

Brucellosis

Infection caused by bacteria of the genus BRUCELLA mainly involving the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM. This condition is characterized by fever, weakness, malaise, and weight loss.

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Abstract

Infection caused by bacteria of the genus BRUCELLA mainly involving the MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM. This condition is characterized by fever, weakness, malaise, and weight loss.

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18 entry terms
  • Brucella Infection
  • Cyprus Fever
  • Gibraltar Fever
  • Malta Fever
  • Rock Fever
  • Undulant Fever
  • Brucella Infections
  • Brucelloses
  • Fever, Cyprus
  • Fever, Gibraltar
  • Fever, Malta
  • Fever, Rock
  • Fever, Undulant
  • Infection, Brucella
  • Brucellosis, Pulmonary
  • Brucelloses, Pulmonary
  • Pulmonary Brucelloses
  • Pulmonary Brucellosis

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

for entry term BRUCELLOSIS, PULMONARY, coordinate with LUNG DISEASES or specifics

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Brucellosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002006. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002006
  2. Brucellosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucellosis
  3. Brucellosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156050