Disease or Syndrome
arbovirus encephalitis
Subclass of:
RNA Virus Infections;
Arbovirus Infections;
Viral Encephalitis
Definitions related to arbovirus encephalitis:
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(epidemic encephalitis) A term that may be used to describe encephalitis characterized by sleepiness, which is likely due to a viral cause.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(encephalitis, arbovirus) Infections of the brain caused by arthropod-borne viruses (i.e., arboviruses) primarily from the families TOGAVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; BUNYAVIRIDAE; REOVIRIDAE; and RHABDOVIRIDAE. Life cycles of these viruses are characterized by ZOONOSES, with birds and lower mammals serving as intermediate hosts. The virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) or TICKS. Clinical manifestations include fever, headache, alterations of mentation, focal neurologic deficits, and COMA. (From Clin Microbiol Rev 1994 Jan;7(1):89-116; Walton, Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System, 10th ed, p321)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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