japanese encephalitis
1Japanese Encephalitis — Infobox Disease Name = Japanese Encephalitis Caption = DiseasesDB = 7036 ICD10 = ICD10|A|83|0|a|80 ICD9 = ICD9|062.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3158 MeshID = D004672Taxobox virus group = iv familia =… …
2Japanese encephalitis — A mosquito borne viral infection, the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. Japanese encephalitis virus cannot be transmitted from person to person. Number of cases: About 50,000 cases of Japanese encephalitis are reported annually from… …
3Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) hairpin structure — The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) hairpin is a small hairpin structure found in the 5 UTR of Japanese encephalitis virus and related viruses. This element is significantly over represented upon host cell infection and it has been suggested… …
4Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine — a formaldehyde inactivated vaccine prepared from infected mouse brains, used for immunization against Japanese encephalitis; recommended for persons staying a month or more in endemic or epidemic regions of Asia during transmission season and for …
5Japanese encephalitis virus — a mosquito borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, antigenically related to Murray Valley and St. Louis encephalitis virus; it causes Japanese encephalitis …
6Japanese encephalitis — noun A virus prevalent in south east Asia, transmitted by mosquito …
7Japanese encephalitis — /dʒæpəniz ɛnsɛfəˈlaɪtəs/ (say japuhneez ensefuh luytuhs) noun a mosquito borne viral disease occurring in agricultural regions of Asia that can affect the human central nervous system, causing severe complications and potentially death. {first… …
8Encephalitis — is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. It can be caused by a bacterial infection such as bacterial meningitis spreading directly to the brain (primary encephalitis), or may be a complication of a current… …
9Encephalitis, arboviral — Encephalitis (which is inflammation of the brain) that is due to infection by an arbovirus (an arthropod borne virus). The arboviruses are maintained through transmission between susceptible vertebrate animals by arthropods (such as mosquitoes… …
10Japanese B encephalitis — Jap·a·nese B encephalitis .jap ə .nēz bē n an encephalitis that occurs epidemically in Japan and other Asian countries in the summer, is caused by a single stranded RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus (species Japanese encephalitis virus)… …
