"Parasitic Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infections or infestations with PARASITES. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure.
| Descriptor ID |
D010272
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03
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| Concept/Terms |
Parasitic Diseases- Parasitic Diseases
- Disease, Parasitic
- Diseases, Parasitic
- Parasitic Disease
- Parasitic Infections
- Infection, Parasitic
- Infections, Parasitic
- Parasitic Infection
- Parasite Infections
- Infection, Parasite
- Infections, Parasite
- Parasite Infection
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parasitic Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Central Latin America: Two decades of challenges in neglected tropical disease control. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 03; 14(3):e0007962.
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STOP: Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 02; 14(2):e0008064.
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World neglected tropical diseases day. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 01; 14(1):e0007999.
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Checkpoint Inhibition and Infectious Diseases: A Good Thing? Trends Mol Med. 2019 12; 25(12):1080-1093.
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China's shifting neglected parasitic infections in an era of economic reform, urbanization, disease control, and the Belt and Road Initiative. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 01; 13(1):e0006946.
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Hajj, Umrah, and the neglected tropical diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 08; 12(8):e0006539.
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Human Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases: Heading Towards 2050. Adv Parasitol. 2018; 100:29-38.
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The rise of neglected tropical diseases in the "new Texas". PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 01; 12(1):e0005581.
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The global burden of disease study 2013: What does it mean for the NTDs? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 08; 11(8):e0005424.
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Venezuela and its rising vector-borne neglected diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jun; 11(6):e0005423.