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(WEE) a form of equine encephalomyelitis seen in the western United States and Canada, and from Mexico to South America; it is less severe and has a lower mortality rate than the eastern type. In humans it usually affects young children; symptoms are fever, drowsiness, and convulsions. Called also western equine encephalitis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Western Equine Encephalomyelitis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 A83.1 Westliche Pferdeenzephalitis (Western Equine Encephalitis) … Deutsch Wikipedia
equine encephalomyelitis — n any of three encephalomyelitides that attack chiefly equines and humans in various parts of No. and So. America and are caused by three togaviruses of the genus Alphavirus (species Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Western equine encephalitis… … Medical dictionary
western equine encephalitis virus — western equine encephalomyelitis virus a species of togavirus of the genus Alphavirus, which causes western equine encephalomyelitis … Medical dictionary
equine encephalomyelitis — noun encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse • Syn: ↑equine encephalitis • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis * * * noun : either of two virus induced encephalomyelitides chiefly… … Useful english dictionary
western equine encephalitis — see under encephalomyelitis … Medical dictionary
encephalomyelitis vaccine — a bivalent killed virus vaccine of chicken tissue culture origin, used for immunization of horses against eastern and western equine encephalomyelitis … Medical dictionary
equine encephalitis viruses — equine encephalomyelitis viruses a group of togavirus species of the genus Alphavirus, each named for the type of encephalomyelitis it causes in horses, other equines, and humans; birds serve as a reservoir and transmission is by mosquitoes. The… … Medical dictionary
Encephalomyelitis — Inflammation of both the brain and the spinal cord. Encephalomyelitis can be caused by a variety of conditions that lead to inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Among the common causes of encephalomyelitis are viruses which infect the… … Medical dictionary
equine encephalitis — Pathol., Vet. Pathol. a viral disease of horses and mules that is communicable to humans, marked by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. * * * ▪ pathology also called Equine Encephalomyelitis, severe viral disease of horses and… … Universalium
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus — Virus classification Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Family … Wikipedia
