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Infections > Virus Diseases > DNA Virus Infections > Herpesviridae Infections > Marek Disease
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphatic Diseases > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Marek Disease
Immune System Diseases > Immunoproliferative Disorders > Lymphoproliferative Disorders > Marek Disease
Animal Diseases > Bird Diseases > Marek Disease
Infections > Virus Diseases > Tumor Virus Infections > Marek Disease

Preferred term

Marek Disease  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Fowl Paralyses
  • Fowl Paralysis
  • Marek's Disease
  • Mareks Disease
  • Paralyses, Fowl
  • Paralysis, Fowl

Note

  • add BIRDS or POULTRY (NIM) or specific bird or fowl (IM)

Scope note

  • A transmissible viral disease of birds caused by avian herpesvirus 2 (HERPESVIRUS 2, GALLID) and other MARDIVIRUS. There is lymphoid cell infiltration or lymphomatous tumor formation in the peripheral nerves and gonads, but may also involve visceral organs, skin, muscle, and the eye.

History note

  • 73(72)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008380

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