Diseases

West Nile Fever

A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the WEST NILE VIRUS, a FLAVIVIRUS and endemic to regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Common clinical features include HEADACHE; FEVER; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. MENINGITIS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MYELITIS may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13; Lancet 1998 Sep 5;352(9130):767-71)

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A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the WEST NILE VIRUS, a FLAVIVIRUS and endemic to regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Common clinical features include HEADACHE; FEVER; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. MENINGITIS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MYELITIS may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13; Lancet 1998 Sep 5;352(9130):767-71)

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  • WNV Infection
  • West Nile Virus Infection
  • Infection, WNV
  • WNV Infections
  • Encephalitis, West Nile Fever
  • Kunjin virus Infection
  • West Nile Fever Encephalitis
  • West Nile Fever Meningitis
  • West Nile Fever Meningoencephalitis
  • West Nile Fever Myelitis
  • Infection, Kunjin virus
  • Kunjin virus Infections

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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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1991(1966)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. West Nile Fever. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014901
  2. West Nile Fever. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Nile_fever
  3. West Nile Fever. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11627066