Preferred Label : piroplasmia;
MeSH definition : A subclass of heteroxenous parasitic protozoa usually transmitted by ticks. Its organisms
are rod-shaped or amoeboid with conoid, oocysts, spores, and pseudocysts absent. Locomotion
is by body flexion, gliding, or, in sexual stages, by large axopodium-like organelles.;
MeSH synonym : piroplasmias;
MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate IM with PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific
protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent; do not confuse with order
PIROPLASMIDA;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piroplasmia;
Origin ID : D016791;
UMLS CUI : C0085325;
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A subclass of heteroxenous parasitic protozoa usually transmitted by ticks. Its organisms
are rod-shaped or amoeboid with conoid, oocysts, spores, and pseudocysts absent. Locomotion
is by body flexion, gliding, or, in sexual stages, by large axopodium-like organelles.