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Neglected Diseases
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Neglected Diseases
Tree Number(s)
C23.550.291.890
Unique ID
D058069
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058069
Scope Note
Diseases that are underfunded and have low name recognition but are major burdens in less developed countries. Neglected diseases include many tropical infectious diseases, e.g.,
HELMINTHIASIS
;
LEPROSY
;
LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS
;
ONCHOCERCIASIS
;
SCHISTOSOMIASIS
; and
TRACHOMA
.
Entry Term(s)
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Previous Indexing
Rare Diseases (2003-2010)
Tropical Medicine (2002-2010)
See Also
Rare Diseases
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
2023/05/31
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemically induced (CI)
classification (CL)
complications (CO)
congenital (CN)
diagnosis (DI)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
diet therapy (DH)
drug therapy (DT)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
epidemiology (EP)
ethnology (EH)
etiology (ET)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiopathology (PP)
prevention & control (PC)
psychology (PX)
radiotherapy (RT)
rehabilitation (RH)
surgery (SU)
therapy (TH)
urine (UR)
veterinary (VE)
virology (VI)
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]
Acute Disease [C23.550.291.125]
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions [C23.550.291.156]
Asymptomatic Diseases [C23.550.291.187]
Breakthrough Infections [C23.550.291.219]
Catastrophic Illness [C23.550.291.250]
Chronic Disease [C23.550.291.500]
Communicable Diseases [C23.550.291.531]
Convalescence [C23.550.291.562]
Critical Illness [C23.550.291.625]
Disease Progression [C23.550.291.656]
Disease Resistance [C23.550.291.671]
Disease Susceptibility [C23.550.291.687]
Diseases in Twins [C23.550.291.750]
Emergencies [C23.550.291.781]
Facies [C23.550.291.812]
Iatrogenic Disease [C23.550.291.875]
Late Onset Disorders [C23.550.291.883]
Neglected Diseases [C23.550.291.890]
Noncommunicable Diseases [C23.550.291.898]
Persistent Infection [C23.550.291.902]
Rare Diseases [C23.550.291.906]
Recurrence [C23.550.291.937]
Undiagnosed Diseases [C23.550.291.968]
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Neglected Diseases
Preferred
Concept UI
M0540687
Scope Note
Diseases that are underfunded and have low name recognition but are major burdens in less developed countries. Neglected diseases include many tropical infectious diseases, e.g.,
HELMINTHIASIS
;
LEPROSY
;
LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS
;
ONCHOCERCIASIS
;
SCHISTOSOMIASIS
; and
TRACHOMA
.
Terms
Neglected Diseases
Preferred Term
Term UI
T760624
Date
11/09/2009
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2011)
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Narrower
Concept UI
M000764812
Terms
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001137199
Date
05/04/2023
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2024)
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