- Equine Encephalitis
Equine encephalitis may be caused by several
viruses :*
Eastern equine encephalitis virus
*Western equine encephalitis virus
*Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
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Equine Encephalitis
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equine encephalitis — n EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS * * * 1. equine encephalomyelitis. 2. Borna disease … 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
equine encephalitis — noun encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse • Syn: ↑equine encephalomyelitis • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis … Useful english dictionary
equine encephalitis — noun Date: 1946 any of three forms of encephalitis that attack chiefly equines and humans in various parts of North and South America and are caused by three related single stranded RNA viruses (genus Alphavirus of the family Togaviridae) … New Collegiate 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
Eastern equine encephalitis virus — Taxobox | color=violet name = Eastern equine encephalomyelitis caption = colourised TEM micrograph of a mosquito salivary gland. The red dots are coloured red. (83,900x magnification) virus group = iv familia = Togaviridae genus = Alphavirus… … Wikipedia
Western equine encephalitis virus — Taxobox virus group = iv familia = Togaviridae genus = Alphavirus The Western equine encephalitis virus is the causative agent of relatively uncommon viral disease Western equine encephalitis (WEE). An Alphavirus of the family Togaviridae, the… … Wikipedia
Venezuelan equine encephalitis — Venezuelan equine encephalitis, a form of equine encephalitis that occurs principally in the region of northern South America; mad plague … Useful english dictionary
Venezuelan equine encephalitis — Ven·e·zu·e·lan equine encephalitis .ven əz( ə) wā lən n EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (c) * * * see under encephalomyelitis … Medical dictionary
