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Equine Encephalitis — may be caused by several viruses:* Eastern equine encephalitis virus * Western equine encephalitis virus * Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus … Wikipedia
equine encephalitis — noun Date: 1946 any of three forms of encephalitis that attack chiefly equines and humans in various parts of North and South America and are caused by three related single stranded RNA viruses (genus Alphavirus of the family Togaviridae) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Encephalitis, arboviral — Encephalitis (which is inflammation of the brain) that is due to infection by an arbovirus (an arthropod borne virus). The arboviruses are maintained through transmission between susceptible vertebrate animals by arthropods (such as mosquitoes… … Medical dictionary
Encephalitis — is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. It can be caused by a bacterial infection such as bacterial meningitis spreading directly to the brain (primary encephalitis), or may be a complication of a current… … Wikipedia
Encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis occurs, for example, in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles. It may start (up to 3 weeks) after onset of the measles rash and present with high fever, convulsions, and coma. It usually runs a blessedly short course … Medical dictionary
List of viruses — This is a list of biological viruses. See also List of computer viruses This is a list of biological viruses, and types of viruses. Please add to this list as appropriate. Note that some of these terms may be synonyms for the same virus; if there … Wikipedia
Arboviral encephalitis — 1. Antibiotics are not effective for treatment and no effective antiviral drugs have yet been discovered for the arboviruses. Treatment is supportive, attempting to deal with problems such as swelling of the brain, loss of the automatic breathing … Medical dictionary
Tick-borne encephalitis — Tick borne meningoencephalitis Classification and external resources ICD 10 A84 ICD 9 063 … Wikipedia
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
Alphavirus — One of the genera of the family Togaviridae that was formerly classified as part of the “group A” arboviruses and includes the viruses that cause eastern equine, western equine, and Venezuelan encephalitis. * * * Al·pha·vi·rus al fə .vī rəs n a… … Medical dictionary
