Yellow fever vaccine-associated neurotropic disease: Difference between revisions
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==Background== |
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===Risk Factors=== |
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*Extremes of age (children <6 months and adults >60-70 years) |
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===Pathophysiology=== |
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*[[Meningoencephalitis]] (neurotropic disease) is caused by actual infection with the attenuated virue |
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*The other syndromes are caused by autoimmune phenomena |
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==Clinical Manifestations== |
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*Includes [[meningoencephalitis]] (neurotropic disease), [[acute disseminated encephalomyelitis]], [[Guillain-Barré syndrome]], and [[acute bulbar palsy]] |
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*Incubation period is [[Usual incubation period::7 to 21 days]] (range [[Incubation period range::4 to 23 days]]) |
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*Rarely fatal |
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 29 August 2020
Background
Risk Factors
- Extremes of age (children <6 months and adults >60-70 years)
Pathophysiology
- Meningoencephalitis (neurotropic disease) is caused by actual infection with the attenuated virue
- The other syndromes are caused by autoimmune phenomena
Clinical Manifestations
- Includes meningoencephalitis (neurotropic disease), acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and acute bulbar palsy
- Incubation period is 7 to 21 days (range 4 to 23 days)
- Rarely fatal
