Eastern equine encephalitis virus - Revision history

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	==Background==		==Background==

	==Microbiology==		===Microbiology===

	*Virus in the [[Family::Togaviridae]] family and [[Genus::Alphavirus]] genus		*Virus in the [[Family::Togaviridae]] family and [[Genus::Alphavirus]] genus
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	===Epidemiology===		===Epidemiology===

	*Mosquito-borne avian infection carried by the [[Culiseta melanura]] mosquito		*Mosquito-borne avian infection carried by the [[Vector::Culiseta melanura]] mosquito
	*Horses and humans are dead-end hosts, infected by bridge vectors including [[Aedes vexans]] and [[Coquillettidia perturbans]]		*Horses and humans are dead-end hosts, infected by bridge vectors including [[Vector::Aedes vexans]] and [[Vector::Coquillettidia perturbans]]
	*~~Only~~ one human case ever recorded in Ontario		*Usually only a handful of human cases annually in North America, and only one human case ever recorded in Ontario

	==Clinical Manifestations==		==Clinical Manifestations==

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	== Background ==		==Background==

	== Microbiology ==		==Microbiology==

	* Virus in the [[Togaviridae]] family and [[Alphavirus]] genus		*Virus in the [[Family::Togaviridae]] family and [[Genus::Alphavirus]] genus

	=== Epidemiology ===		===Epidemiology===

	* Mosquito-borne avian infection carried by the [[Culiseta melanura]] mosquito		*Mosquito-borne avian infection carried by the [[Culiseta melanura]] mosquito
	* Horses and humans are dead-end hosts, infected by bridge vectors including [[Aedes vexans]] and [[Coquillettidia perturbans]]		*Horses and humans are dead-end hosts, infected by bridge vectors including [[Aedes vexans]] and [[Coquillettidia perturbans]]
	* Only one human case ever recorded in Ontario		*Only one human case ever recorded in Ontario

	== Clinical Manifestations ==		==Clinical Manifestations==

	* Most are asymptomatic		*Most are asymptomatic
	* Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::4 to 10 days]]		*Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::4 to 10 days]]
	* For those who develop disease, it usually begins with an influenza-like illness, with fever, malaise, arthralgia, and myalgia, which lasts one to two weeks		*For those who develop disease, it usually begins with an influenza-like illness, with fever, malaise, arthralgia, and myalgia, which lasts one to two weeks
	* Some people develop neurologic disease during the febrile illness, which may progress to encephalitis		*Some people develop neurologic disease during the febrile illness, which may progress to encephalitis
	* There is a high mortality rate among those who develop [[encephalitis]], with death usually occuring between 2 and 10 days after illness onset		*There is a high mortality rate among those who develop [[encephalitis]], with death usually occuring between 2 and 10 days after illness onset
	* It is possible to have permanent and severe neurologic sequelae		*It is possible to have permanent and severe neurologic sequelae

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== Background ==

== Microbiology ==

* Virus in the [[Togaviridae]] family and [[Alphavirus]] genus

=== Epidemiology ===

* Mosquito-borne avian infection carried by the [[Culiseta melanura]] mosquito
* Horses and humans are dead-end hosts, infected by bridge vectors including [[Aedes vexans]] and [[Coquillettidia perturbans]]
* Only one human case ever recorded in Ontario

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Most are asymptomatic
* Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::4 to 10 days]]
* For those who develop disease, it usually begins with an influenza-like illness, with fever, malaise, arthralgia, and myalgia, which lasts one to two weeks
* Some people develop neurologic disease during the febrile illness, which may progress to encephalitis
* There is a high mortality rate among those who develop [[encephalitis]], with death usually occuring between 2 and 10 days after illness onset
* It is possible to have permanent and severe neurologic sequelae

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[[Category:Vector-borne infections]]
[[Category:Togaviridae]]