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feline infectious peritonitis

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002446

Common coronavirus infection of cats caused by the feline infectious peritonitis virus (Feline coronavirus). 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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002446
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoperitonitis; Coronavirus infections; cat diseases; Feline coronavirus
TranslationsSpanish: peritonitis felina infecciosa
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002446",
  "term": "feline infectious peritonitis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Common coronavirus infection of cats caused by the feline infectious peritonitis virus (Feline coronavirus). 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.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "peritonitis",
    "Coronavirus infections",
    "cat diseases",
    "Feline coronavirus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "peritonitis felina infecciosa"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/feline-infectious-peritonitis/"
}

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