Encephalitis, Arbovirus
Synonyms
Arbovirus Encephalitides
Arbovirus Encephalitis
Arthropod Borne Encephalitis
Arthropod Borne Viral Encephalitis
Arthropod-Borne Encephalitides
Arthropod-Borne Encephalitis
Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitides
Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitis
Encephalitides, Arbovirus
Encephalitides, Arthropod-Borne
Encephalitides, Arthropod-Borne Viral
Encephalitides, Epidemic
Encephalitides, Mosquito-Borne
Encephalitis, Arthropod Borne
Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne
Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne Viral
Encephalitis, Epidemic
Encephalitis, Mosquito Borne
Encephalitis, Mosquito-Borne
Epidemic Encephalitides
Epidemic Encephalitis
Mosquito Borne Encephalitis
Mosquito-Borne Encephalitides
Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis
Viral Encephalitides, Arthropod-Borne
Viral Encephalitis, Arthropod Borne
Viral Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne
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)