Piroplasmia
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Piroplasmia. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Piroplasmia.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Babesia - A genus of tick-borne protozoan parasites that infests the red blood cells of mammals, including hum...
Babesia bovis - A species of protozoa that is a cause of bovine babesiosis. Ticks of the genera Boophilus, Rhipiceph...
Babesia microti - A species of protozoa infecting humans via the intermediate tick vector IXODES scapularis. The other...
Piroplasmia - A subclass of heteroxenous parasitic protozoa usually transmitted by ticks. Its organisms are rod-sh...
Piroplasmida - An order of protozoa comprising heteroxenous tick-borne blood parasites. Representative genera inclu...
Theileria - A genus of tick-borne protozoa parasitic in the lymphocytes, erythrocytes, and endothelial cells of ...
Theileria annulata - A protozoan parasite causing tropical theileriasis in cattle. It is transmitted by ticks of the Hyal...
Theileria parva - A protozoan parasite that is the etiologic agent of East Coast fever (THEILERIASIS). Transmission is...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
