"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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parasitic Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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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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Human Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases: Heading Towards 2050. Adv Parasitol. 2018; 100:29-38.
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The first "London Declaration": The Commonwealth and its neglected tropical diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Apr; 11(4):e0005321.
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Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Anthropocene: The Cases of Zika, Ebola, and Other Infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Apr; 10(4):e0004648.
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Impact of vectorborne parasitic neglected tropical diseases on child health. Arch Dis Child. 2016 07; 101(7):640-7.
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Eosinophilia in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2015 Sep; 12(3):313-6.
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Immigrant Populations: Global Health in our Backyard. Ann Glob Health. 2014 Nov-Dec; 80(6):429-31.
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Neglected tropical diseases in Central America and Panama: review of their prevalence, populations at risk and impact on regional development. Int J Parasitol. 2014 Aug; 44(9):597-603.
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Enteropathogens and chronic illness in returning travelers. N Engl J Med. 2013 08 22; 369(8):783.
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Neglected infections of poverty in Texas and the rest of the United States: management and treatment options. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Aug; 92(2):170-81.