Definition: Diseases of Old World and New World monkeys. This term includes diseases of baboons but not of chimpanzees or gorillas (= APE DISEASES).
IM GEN or unspecified; coord IM with specific dis /vet (IM) or specific monkey dis (IM); coord IM with specific monkey (IM); for abnormalities or injuries, index under specific monkey heading /abnorm or /inj; does not include diseases of chimpanzees: CHI
ExamplesMarburg Virus Disease; Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Other names Monkey Disease; Diseases, Monkey; Disease, Monkey