Disease or Syndrome
japanese encephalitis
Jap·a·nese en·ceph·a·li·tis
Subclass of:
Arbovirus encephalitis;
Flavivirus Infections
Definitions related to japanese encephalitis:
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(encephalitis, japanese) A mosquito-borne encephalitis caused by the Japanese B encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE) occurring throughout Eastern Asia and Australia. The majority of infections occur in children and are subclinical or have features limited to transient fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges may occur and lead to transient or permanent neurologic deficits (including a POLIOMYELITIS-like presentation); SEIZURES; COMA; and death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p751; Lancet 1998 Apr 11;351(9109):1094-7)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(japanese b encephalitis) Viral encephalitis caused by the mosquito-born Japanese encephalitis virus. Signs and symptoms include an initial period of fever, headaches, and malaise, followed by neck rigidity, hemiparesis, and convulsions. It may lead to coma.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a flavivirus (single-stranded ribonucleic acid [RNA]), represents the most significant etiology of arboviral encephalitis worldwide. Japanese encephalitis is a neurologic infection closely related to St.WebMD, 2019
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