Diseases

Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis

A form of arboviral encephalitis endemic to Central America and the northern latitudes of South America. The causative organism (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE) is transmitted to humans and horses via the bite of several mosquito species. Human viral infection may be asymptomatic or remain restricted to a mild influenza-like illness. Encephalitis, usually not severe, occurs in a small percentage of cases and may rarely feature SEIZURES and COMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp9-10)

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A form of arboviral encephalitis endemic to Central America and the northern latitudes of South America. The causative organism (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE) is transmitted to humans and horses via the bite of several mosquito species. Human viral infection may be asymptomatic or remain restricted to a mild influenza-like illness. Encephalitis, usually not severe, occurs in a small percentage of cases and may rarely feature SEIZURES and COMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp9-10)

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8 entry terms
  • Encephalitis, Venezuelan Equine
  • Encephalomyelitides, Venezuelan Equine
  • Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine
  • Equine Encephalitis, Venezuelan
  • Equine Encephalomyelitides, Venezuelan
  • Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
  • Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitides
  • Equine Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal; if in horses, coord with HORSE DISEASES (IM) + HORSES (NIM) & use /vet

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History Note

1991(1976); was see under ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EQUINE 1976-1990

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Previous Indexing

  • Encephalomyelitis, Equine (1966-1975)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004685. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004685
  2. Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18558169