 West Nile Fever
"West Nile Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the WEST NILE VIRUS, a FLAVIVIRUS and endemic to regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Common clinical features include HEADACHE; FEVER; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. MENINGITIS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MYELITIS may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13; Lancet 1998 Sep 5;352(9130):767-71)
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D014901
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.081.343.950 C02.182.500.300.300.850 C02.290.310.950 C02.782.310.950 C02.782.350.250.900 C10.228.228.210.150.300.300.887 C10.228.228.245.340.310.950
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "West Nile Fever".
- Diseases [C]
- Virus Diseases [C02]
- Arbovirus Infections [C02.081]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.081.343]
- West Nile Fever [C02.081.343.950]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C02.182]
- Encephalitis [C02.182.500]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.182.500.300]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.182.500.300.300]
- West Nile Fever [C02.182.500.300.300.850]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.290]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.290.310]
- West Nile Fever [C02.290.310.950]
- RNA Virus Infections [C02.782]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.782.310]
- West Nile Fever [C02.782.310.950]
- Flaviviridae Infections [C02.782.350]
- Flavivirus Infections [C02.782.350.250]
- West Nile Fever [C02.782.350.250.900]
- Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
- Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C10.228.228.210]
- Encephalitis [C10.228.228.210.150]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.210.150.300]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.210.150.300.300]
- West Nile Fever [C10.228.228.210.150.300.300.887]
- Encephalitis [C10.228.228.245]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.245.340]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.245.340.310]
- West Nile Fever [C10.228.228.245.340.310.950]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "West Nile Fever".
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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