Diseases

Viral Bronchiolitis

An acute inflammatory disease of the lower RESPIRATORY TRACT, caused by paramyxoviruses, occurring primarily in infants and young children; the viruses most commonly implicated are PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 3; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; and METAPNEUMOVIRUS.

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Abstract

An acute inflammatory disease of the lower RESPIRATORY TRACT, caused by paramyxoviruses, occurring primarily in infants and young children; the viruses most commonly implicated are PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS TYPE 3; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; and METAPNEUMOVIRUS.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Bronchiolitis, Viral
  • Bronchiolitides, Viral
  • Viral Bronchiolitides

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Aspects Covered

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

coord IM with specific virus dis (IM)

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  1. C01w.748w.099w.135w.321
  2. C01w.925w.109
  3. C08w.127.446w.135w.321
  4. C08w.381.495w.146w.135w.321
  5. C08w.730w.099w.135w.321

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Viral Bronchiolitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001990. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001990
  2. Viral Bronchiolitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68593636