"Marek Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008380
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.650 C02.928.489 C04.619.935.489 C04.925.489 C15.604.515.700 C20.683.515.840 C22.131.546
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| Concept/Terms |
Marek Disease- Marek Disease
- Neurolymphomatosis
- Neurolymphomatoses
- Marek's Disease
- Mareks Disease
- Fowl Paralysis
- Fowl Paralyses
- Paralyses, Fowl
- Paralysis, Fowl
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