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Descriptor English: Encephalitis, St. Louis
Descriptor Spanish: Encefalitis de San Luis
Descriptor encefalitis de San Luis
Entry term(s) encefalitis de Saint Louis
encefalitis letárgica de tipo C
encefalitis vírica de San Luis
meningoencefalitis de San Luis
Scope note: Encefalitis vírica producida por un FLAVIVIRUS, el VIRUS DE LA ENCEFALITIS DE SAN LUIS. El virus es transmitido a los seres humanos y a otros vertebrados principalmente por mosquitos del género CULEX. Los principales vectores animales son las aves salvajes. La enfermedad es endémica en la zona central y sudoriental de Estados Unidos. Las infecciones pueden limitarse a una enfermedad seudogripal o presentarse como una MENINGITIS ASÉPTICA o ENCEFALITIS. La forma encefalítica puede manifestarse clínicamente por CONVULSIONES, letargia, MIOCLONÍA, signos neurológicos focales, COMA y MUERTE. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p. 750)
Descriptor Portuguese: Encefalite de St. Louis
Descriptor French: Encéphalite de Saint-Louis
Entry term(s): Encephalitis, Saint Louis
Encephalitis, Viral, St. Louis
Lethargic Encephalitis, Type C
Louis Meningoencephalitides, St.
Meningoencephalitides, St. Louis
Meningoencephalitis, St. Louis
Saint Louis Encephalitis
St. Louis Encephalitis
St. Louis Meningoencephalitides
St. Louis Meningoencephalitis
St. Louis Viral Encephalitis
Type C Lethargic Encephalitis
Tree number(s): C01.207.245.340.300.550
C01.207.399.750.300.550
C01.920.500.343.350
C01.925.081.343.350
C01.925.182.525.300.300
C01.925.782.310.350
C01.925.782.350.250.450
C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.550
C10.228.228.245.340.300.550
C10.228.228.399.750.300.550
C10.586.250.520.750.300.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004674
Scope note: A viral encephalitis caused by the St. Louis encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS), a FLAVIVIRUS. It is transmitted to humans and other vertebrates primarily by mosquitoes of the genus CULEX. The primary animal vectors are wild birds and the disorder is endemic to the midwestern and southeastern United States. Infections may be limited to an influenza-like illness or present as an ASEPTIC MENINGITIS or ENCEPHALITIS. Clinical manifestations of the encephalitic presentation may include SEIZURES, lethargy, MYOCLONUS, focal neurologic signs, COMA, and DEATH. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p750)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Entry Version: ENCEPH ST LOUIS
DeCS ID: 4744
Unique ID: D004674
NLM Classification: WC 542
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/07/02
Encephalitis, St. Louis - Preferred
Concept UI M0007359
Scope note A viral encephalitis caused by the St. Louis encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS), a FLAVIVIRUS. It is transmitted to humans and other vertebrates primarily by mosquitoes of the genus CULEX. The primary animal vectors are wild birds and the disorder is endemic to the midwestern and southeastern United States. Infections may be limited to an influenza-like illness or present as an ASEPTIC MENINGITIS or ENCEPHALITIS. Clinical manifestations of the encephalitic presentation may include SEIZURES, lethargy, MYOCLONUS, focal neurologic signs, COMA, and DEATH. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p750)
Preferred term Encephalitis, St. Louis
Entry term(s) Encephalitis, Saint Louis
Encephalitis, Viral, St. Louis
Lethargic Encephalitis, Type C
Saint Louis Encephalitis
St. Louis Encephalitis
St. Louis Viral Encephalitis
Type C Lethargic Encephalitis
Meningoencephalitis, St. Louis - Broader
Concept UI M0334842
Preferred term Meningoencephalitis, St. Louis
Entry term(s) Louis Meningoencephalitides, St.
Meningoencephalitides, St. Louis
St. Louis Meningoencephalitides
St. Louis Meningoencephalitis



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