Encephalitis
91Western equine encephalitis virus — Taxobox virus group = iv familia = Togaviridae genus = Alphavirus The Western equine encephalitis virus is the causative agent of relatively uncommon viral disease Western equine encephalitis (WEE). An Alphavirus of the family Togaviridae, the… …
92Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) hairpin structure — The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) hairpin is a small hairpin structure found in the 5 UTR of Japanese encephalitis virus and related viruses. This element is significantly over represented upon host cell infection and it has been suggested… …
93Japanese B encephalitis — Jap·a·nese B encephalitis .jap ə .nēz bē n an encephalitis that occurs epidemically in Japan and other Asian countries in the summer, is caused by a single stranded RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus (species Japanese encephalitis virus)… …
94La Crosse encephalitis — lə krȯs n an encephalitis typically affecting children that is caused by the La Crosse virus transmitted esp. by a mosquito of the genus Aedes (A. triseriatus) * * * encephalitis caused by the La Crosse virus, transmitted by Aedes triseriatus,… …
95Saint Louis encephalitis — Saint Lou·is encephalitis .lü əs n a No. American encephalitis that is caused by a single stranded RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus (species St. Louis encephalitis virus) transmitted by several mosquitoes of the genus Culex …
96West Nile encephalitis — west nīl n severe West Nile fever marked by encephalitis * * * a mild, febrile, sporadic disease caused by the flavivirus West Nile virus, transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, occurring chiefly in the summer; frequently, infection does not lead to… …
97herpes encephalitis — herpes simplex encephalitis, herpetic encephalitis the most common form of acute encephalitis, caused by a herpesvirus and characterized by hemorrhagic necrosis of parts of the temporal and frontal lobes. Onset is over several days and involves… …
98Murray Valley encephalitis — noun a form of encephalitis caused by a virus (Murray Valley encephalitis virus) which is transmitted by mosquitoes to birds and thence to humans, producing symptoms of fever, headaches, rashes, and aching muscles and joints; originally occurring …
99West Nile encephalitis — noun encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in humans and horses and birds • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized W&N : severe West Nile fever marked by encephalitis …
100saint louis encephalitis — noun Usage: usually capitalized S&L Etymology: so called from its having first occurred in epidemic form in St. Louis in 1933 : a No. American viral encephalitis * * * Saint Louis encephalitis, = St. Louis encephalitis. (Cf. ↑St) …
