What is Japanese encephalitis?
What is Japanese encephalitis?
- Japanese encephalitis: A form of encephalitis caused by a flavivirus (Japanese B encephalitis virus - JBEV) and transmitted by mosquito bites. Most cases are mild and asymptomatic but severe cases can lead to death.
- Japanese encephalitis: A mosquito-borne encephalitis caused by the Japanese B encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE) occurring throughout Eastern Asia and Australia. The majority of infections occur in children and are subclinical or have features limited to transient fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges may occur and lead to transient or permanent neurologic deficits (including a POLIOMYELITIS-like presentation); SEIZURES; COMA; and death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p751; Lancet 1998 Apr 11;351(9109):1094-7)
Source - Diseases Database
Japanese encephalitis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Japanese encephalitis, or a subtype of Japanese encephalitis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Japanese encephalitis: Introduction
Types of Japanese encephalitis:
Broader types of Japanese encephalitis:
How many people get Japanese encephalitis?
Incidence (annual) of Japanese encephalitis: 1 case annually in USA (DVBID)
Incidence Rate of Japanese encephalitis: approx 1 in 272,000,000 or 0.00% or 1 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Japanese encephalitis:
Fewer than 1 case/year
is reported in U.S. civilians and military personnel traveling to and
living in Asia. Rare outbreaks in U.S. territories in Western Pacific
have occurred. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Japanese Encephalitis: DVBID)
How serious is Japanese encephalitis?
Complications of Japanese encephalitis:
see complications of Japanese encephalitis
What causes Japanese encephalitis?
Causes of Japanese encephalitis: see causes of Japanese encephalitis
Causes of Japanese encephalitis: By the bite of mosquitoes infected with the Japanese encephalitis
virus. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Japanese Encephalitis: DVBID)
...
Japanese encephalitis
(JE) virus: flavivirus antigenically related to St. Louis encephalitis
virus (Source: excerpt from Japanese Encephalitis Fact Sheet: DVBID)
Risk factors for Japanese encephalitis:
see
risk factors for Japanese encephalitis
What are the symptoms of Japanese encephalitis?
Symptoms of Japanese encephalitis:
see symptoms of Japanese encephalitis
Complications of Japanese encephalitis:
see complications of Japanese encephalitis
Incubation period for Japanese encephalitis: Usually 5 to 15 days. (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Japanese Encephalitis: DVBID)
Seasonality of Japanese encephalitis: Seasonality of the illness varies by country (Source: excerpt from Questions and Answers About Japanese Encephalitis: DVBID)
Can anyone else get Japanese encephalitis?
More information:
see contagiousness of Japanese encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Japanese encephalitis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Japanese encephalitis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Japanese encephalitis:
see treatments for Japanese encephalitis
Prevention of Japanese encephalitis:
see prevention of Japanese encephalitis
Research for Japanese encephalitis:
see research for Japanese encephalitis
Society issues for Japanese encephalitis
Costs of Japanese encephalitis: less than $1 million annually (DVBID)
Costs of Japanese encephalitis: Domestic: <
$1 million/year - largely cost of immunizing travelers and military
personnel (Source: excerpt from Japanese Encephalitis Fact Sheet: DVBID)
Organs Affected by Japanese encephalitis:
Organs and body systems related to Japanese encephalitis include:
Name and Aliases of Japanese encephalitis
Main name of condition: Japanese encephalitis
Class of Condition for Japanese encephalitis: viral
Other names or spellings for Japanese encephalitis:
Japanese B encephalitis, Russian autumnal encephalitis, Summer encephalitis, JE
Japanese B encephalitis virus
Source - Diseases Database
JE
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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