Eastern equine encephalitis virus: Difference between revisions
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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==Microbiology== |
===Microbiology=== |
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*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=== |
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*Mosquito-borne avian infection carried by the [[Culiseta melanura]] mosquito |
*Mosquito-borne avian infection carried by the [[Vector::Culiseta melanura]] mosquito |
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*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]] |
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*Usually only a handful of human cases annually in North America, and only one human case ever recorded in Ontario |
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==Clinical Manifestations== |
==Clinical Manifestations== |
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Latest revision as of 12:05, 29 October 2020
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
- Usually only a handful of human cases annually in North America, and only one human case ever recorded in Ontario
Clinical Manifestations
- Most are asymptomatic
- Incubation period of 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
