Tropical Disease

Preferred Label : Tropical Disease;

NCIt synonyms : Tropical Diseases;

NCIt definition : Infectious and parasitic diseases endemic in tropical and subtropical zones, including Chagas' disease, leishmaniasis, leprosy, malaria, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, sleeping sickness, yellow fever, and others; often water- or insect-borne.;

Details

Origin ID

C28356;

UMLS CUI

C1336827;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Tropical disease [PASCAL descriptor]
- tropical disease [Disease (Nov.)]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- tropical medicine [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
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- CPTAC Codelists Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Medical Conditions Codelist [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]

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