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Record 1 2010-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Viral Diseases
DEF

The mosquito-borne virus that causes West Nile fever.

OBS

The West Nile virus is one of the flaviviruses, a family of viruses also responsible for dengue, yellow fever, and tick-borne encephalitis virus.

OBS

West Nile virus is transmitted by mosquitos and causes an illness that ranges from mild to severe. Mild, flu-like illness is often called West Nile fever. More severe forms of disease, which can be life-threatening, may be called West Nile encephalitis or West Nile meningitis, depending on where it spreads.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies virales
CONT

[...] le virus du Nil occidental (VNO) est naturellement présent chez les oiseaux. Les moustiques le récupèrent en piquant les oiseaux et en absorbant leur sang, puis le transmettent aux animaux et à l'homme à l'occasion d'une nouvelle piqûre. C'est un Flaviviridae (genre Flavivirus) qui provoque une encéphalite ou une méningo-encéphalite. [...] Il n'y a actuellement aucun traitement spécifique. La découverte du virus du Nil occidental date de 1937 en Ouganda, dans le district du Nil occidental, ce qui lui a valu son nom. [...] Les laboratoires travaillent maintenant sur la mise en évidence d'un gène de susceptibilité au VNO, permettant d'expliquer pourquoi certains sujets résistent bien à l'infection, alors que d'autres meurent rapidement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Enfermedades víricas
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