Japanese encephalitis
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Japanese Encephalitis — Infobox Disease Name = Japanese Encephalitis Caption = DiseasesDB = 7036 ICD10 = ICD10|A|83|0|a|80 ICD9 = ICD9|062.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3158 MeshID = D004672Taxobox virus group = iv familia =… … Wikipedia
Japanese encephalitis — A mosquito borne viral infection, the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. Japanese encephalitis virus cannot be transmitted from person to person. Number of cases: About 50,000 cases of Japanese encephalitis are reported annually from… … Medical dictionary
Japanese 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… … Wikipedia
Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine — a formaldehyde inactivated vaccine prepared from infected mouse brains, used for immunization against Japanese encephalitis; recommended for persons staying a month or more in endemic or epidemic regions of Asia during transmission season and for … Medical dictionary
Japanese encephalitis virus — a mosquito borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, antigenically related to Murray Valley and St. Louis encephalitis virus; it causes Japanese encephalitis … Medical dictionary
Japanese encephalitis — /dʒæpəniz ɛnsɛfəˈlaɪtəs/ (say japuhneez ensefuh luytuhs) noun a mosquito borne viral disease occurring in agricultural regions of Asia that can affect the human central nervous system, causing severe complications and potentially death. {first… …
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, 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
Japanese 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)… … Medical dictionary
Encephalitis, St. Louis — A disease caused by a virus (first observed in Illinois in 1932) transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito to people. St. Louis encephalitis occurs typically in the summer and early fall. In the U.S., the virus is rarely found outside… … Medical dictionary
