Feline Infectious Peritonitis

"Feline Infectious Peritonitis" 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.

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Common coronavirus infection of cats caused by the feline infectious peritonitis virus (CORONAVIRUS, FELINE). The disease is characterized by a long incubation period, fever, depression, loss of appetite, wasting, and progressive abdominal enlargement. Infection of cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage appears to be essential in FIP pathogenesis.

Descriptor ID	D016766
MeSH Number(s)	C02.782.600.550.200.360 C22.180.440
Concept/Terms	Feline Infectious Peritonitis Feline Infectious Peritonitis Infectious Peritonitis, Feline Feline Infectious Peritonitides Infectious Peritonitides, Feline Peritonitis, Feline Infectious Peritonitis, Infectious, Feline

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Diseases [C]
Virus Diseases [C02]
RNA Virus Infections [C02.782]
Nidovirales Infections [C02.782.600]
Coronaviridae Infections [C02.782.600.550]
Coronavirus Infections [C02.782.600.550.200]
Feline Infectious Peritonitis [C02.782.600.550.200.360]
Animal Diseases [C22]
Cat Diseases [C22.180]
Feline Infectious Peritonitis [C22.180.440]

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