<virology> A tropical disease caused by dengue virus (Arbovirus), that is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito of the genus Aedes). Four severity grades of the illness are seen: ... Grade I (fever and constitutional symptoms) ... Grade II (grade I plus spontaneous bleeding of skin, gums or gastrointestinal tract) ... Grade III (gra...
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(west´ nīl´) West Nile encephalitis.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. febrile illness caused by West Nile virus (q.v.).
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West Nile fever: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito and then to people. The virus is named after the area it was first found in Uganda. West Nile fever occurs in parts of Africa and Asia and, infrequently, in Southern Europe and the Middle East. The West Nile virus had never b...
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