West Nile virus (WNV)affects humans, birds, horses, and other animals. The virus is carried from infected birds (the host animal) to humans and other mammals through mosquito bites. When a mosquito bites, a small amount of blood is injected into the skin of the bitten person or animal. ...
Background:: West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the most widely distributed arboviruses in the world. WNV disease is now an established infection in the western hemisphere. Severe disease usually occurs in the elderly and immuno-compromised individuals, but it can also affect healthy adults and ...
What is West Nile virus (WNV) infection? WNV is carried by mosquitoes. The virus spreads to humans when they are bitten by infected mosquitoes. An infected mother who is pregnant or breastfeeding may pass the virus to her child. What increases the risk of WNV infection?
West Nile virus (redirected fromWest Nile virus infection) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia n. A flavivirus that is transmitted by the bite of a culex mosquito and that can cause mild febrile illness as well as severe, sometimes fatal encephalitis and meningitis. ...
there are three levels of West Nile Virus, which have different symptoms. Humans can also get specific diseases such as encephalitis from West Nile Virus. West Nile Virus also affects animals. Wild birds and horses are the most susceptible to the virus and most animal deaths occur in these sp...
[58]. Systemic infection withWest Nile virus(or West Nile fever) manifests with fever,myalgia,headache, and malaise—sometimes accompanied by a diffusemaculopapular rash[59]. In addition to general features such as encephalopathy and drowsiness, West Nile encephalitis preferentially affects thebasal ...
Since the mid-1990s, West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks of increased severity first appeared in Africa, then in Europe, and finally in North America. These outbreaks were due to related lineage 1 viruses of apparent increased pathogenicity. More recently lineage 2 strains also of apparent increased...
West Nileencephalitisis an infection of the brain that is caused by a virus known as the West Nile virus. First identified in Uganda in 1937, the virus is commonly found in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East. West Nile virusinfection has now been reported in all U.S. states except...
西尼罗河病毒(West Nile Virus,WNV)是一种由蚊子传播的嗜神经性黄病毒,可引起人类和动物脑炎。自1999年被引入西半球以来,西尼罗河病毒在北美迅速传播,将这种病毒确定为一种重要的新兴病原体。在这项研究中,作者开发了一种编码GFP报告基因的DNA驱动的西尼罗河病毒感染性分子克隆的克隆和病毒拯救。
West Nile virus has emerged globally as a significant cause of viral encephalitis in humans. Infection of humans is associated with a febrile illness that can progress to meningitis and encephalitis with symptoms including cognitive dysfunction and flaccid paralysis. Following its introduction to the Uni...