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Diseases » Arbovirus » Summary
 

What is Arbovirus?

What is Arbovirus?

  • Arbovirus: Any group of viruses transmitted to humans by mosquitoes and ticks.
  • Arbovirus: a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitides.
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Arbovirus: Introduction

Types of Arbovirus:

Broader types of Arbovirus:

How many people get Arbovirus?

Incidence (annual) of Arbovirus: 0.1 new cases per 100,000 population of arbovirus infection was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Incidence Rate of Arbovirus: approx 1 in 1,000,000 or 0.00% or 272 people in USA [about data]

What are the symptoms of Arbovirus?

Symptoms of Arbovirus: see symptoms of Arbovirus

Arbovirus: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Arbovirus.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Arbovirus: see treatments for Arbovirus

Name and Aliases of Arbovirus

Main name of condition: Arbovirus

Class of Condition for Arbovirus: viral

Other names or spellings for Arbovirus:

Arborvirus
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Arbovirus:

  • Arboviral JE
  • Subacute encephalopathies
  • Chronic encephalopathies
  • Acute arboviral encephalitides
  • Acute viral encephalitides
  • Cytomegalovirus encephalitis
  • CMV encephalitis
  • Sclerosing panencephalitis
  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

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