loading...| Preferred Name | St. Louis encephalitis | |
| Synonyms |
Saint Louis encephalitis |
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| Definitions |
An acute arboviral infection caused by a virus of the <i>Flaviviridae</i> family transmitted by an infected mosquito, and characterized by the onset of flulike symptoms such as fever, malaise, headache, cough, and sore throat that can progress to meningitis or encephalitis with symptoms like nausea, vomiting, confusion, stiff neck, disorientation, irritability, tremors, and convulsions. Photophobia, cranial nerve palsies, and even coma may occur. |
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| ID |
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_83484 |
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| alternative_term |
Saint Louis encephalitis |
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| definition |
An acute arboviral infection caused by a virus of the Flaviviridae family transmitted by an infected mosquito, and characterized by the onset of flulike symptoms such as fever, malaise, headache, cough, and sore throat that can progress to meningitis or encephalitis with symptoms like nausea, vomiting, confusion, stiff neck, disorientation, irritability, tremors, and convulsions. Photophobia, cranial nerve palsies, and even coma may occur. |
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| definition_citation |
Orphanet |
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| expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=en&Expert=83484 |
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| has_age_of_onset |
All ages |
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| has_inheritance |
Not applicable |
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| hasDbXref |
MeSH:D004674 MedDRA:10041896 ICD-10:A83.3 UMLS:C0014060 ICD-11:1C86 |
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| label |
St. Louis encephalitis |
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| notation |
ORPHA:83484 |
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| prefixIRI |
ORDO:Orphanet_83484 |
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| prefLabel |
St. Louis encephalitis |
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| present_in |
Europe AND has_annual_incidence_average_value : 0.38 AND has_annual_incidence_range : 1-9 / 1 000 000 Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown |
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