Eastern equine encephalitis (redirect from Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus)
equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is closely related to Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus and western equine encephalitis virus. The incubation period...
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Nipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a very high mortality rate (40-75%)...
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genus Flavivirus, which also contains the Zika virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus. The virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly species...
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Oropouche fever (redirect from Oropouche virus disease)
Tobago. Oropouche fever is caused by the Oropouche virus (OROV), of the Bunyavirales order of viruses. Oropouche fever is endemic to the Amazon basin, with...
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Chikungunya (redirect from Chikungunya virus)
The virus is spread between people by two types of mosquitos: Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti, which mainly bite during the day. The virus may circulate...
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Japanese encephalitis (redirect from Japanese encephalitis virus)
encephalitis (JE) is an infection of the brain caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). While most infections result in little or no symptoms, occasional...
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Mosquito-borne disease (redirect from Mosquito-borne virus)
diseases or mosquito-borne illnesses are diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites transmitted by mosquitoes. Nearly 700 million people contract...
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 or human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I), also called the adult T-cell lymphoma virus type 1, is a retrovirus of the...
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Usutu virus (USUV) is a flavivirus belonging to the Japanese encephalitis complex, which is an emerging zoonotic arbovirus of concern because of its pathogenicity...
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Chandipura vesiculovirus (redirect from Chandipura virus)
Chandipura vesiculovirus was isolated from sandflies which spread the virus. Chandipura virus was named after the village it was first identified in,Chandipura...
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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus, prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. It is frequently asymptomatic; if symptoms...
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Zika virus (ZIKV; pronounced /ˈziːkə/ or /ˈzɪkə/) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such...
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Hendra virus (Hendra henipavirus) is a zoonotic virus found solely in Australia. First isolated in 1994, the virus has since been connected to numerous...
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Dengue virus (DENV) is the cause of dengue fever. It is a mosquito-borne, single positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus...
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Oropouche orthobunyavirus (redirect from Oropouche Virus)
single-stranded, negative sense RNA virus. There are no specific ultrastructural studies of the oropouche virus in human tissues that have been recorded...
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Powassan virus (POWV) is a Flavivirus transmitted by ticks, found in North America and in the Russian Far East. It is named after the town of Powassan...
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simiae, or Herpes virus B is the Simplexvirus infecting macaque monkeys. B virus is very similar to HSV-1, and as such, this neurotropic virus is not found...
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hantavirus. These include Black Creek Canal virus (BCCV), New York orthohantavirus (NYV), Monongahela virus (MGLV), Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (SNV), and...
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Viral hemorrhagic fever (redirect from Hemorrhagic fever virus)
include the viruses responsible for Lassa fever (Lassa virus), Lujo virus, Argentine (Junin virus), Bolivian (Machupo virus), Brazilian (Sabiá virus), Chapare...
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Ebola (redirect from Ebola Virus)
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by...
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Kyasanur Forest disease (redirect from Kyasanur Forest disease virus)
fever endemic to South-western part of India. The disease is caused by a virus belonging to the family Flaviviridae. KFDV is transmitted to humans through...
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West Nile fever (redirect from West Nile virus infection)
West Nile fever is an infection by the West Nile virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes. In about 80% of infections people have few or no symptoms...
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Saint Louis encephalitis (redirect from Encephalitis virus, st. louis)
mosquito-borne Saint Louis encephalitis virus. Saint Louis encephalitis virus is related to Japanese encephalitis virus and is a member of the family Flaviviridae...
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Orthohantavirus (redirect from Hunta virus)
Orthohantavirus is a genus of single-stranded, enveloped, negative-sense RNA viruses in the family Hantaviridae within the order Bunyavirales. Members of this...
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Mpox (category Virus-related cutaneous conditions)
The disease is caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus. The variola virus, which causes smallpox, is also in this...
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Rabies (category Slow virus diseases)
the virus must travel along peripheral nerves to reach the central nervous system. Rabies is caused by lyssaviruses, including the rabies virus and Australian...
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Lassa mammarenavirus (redirect from Lassa fever virus)
(VHF), in humans and other primates. Lassa mammarenavirus is an emerging virus and a select agent, requiring Biosafety Level 4-equivalent containment....
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Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (redirect from Sin nombre virus)
United States, so the virologists then tried naming it the "Four Corners virus". The name was changed after local residents raised objections. In frustration...
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two Marburgviruses: Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV). Its clinical symptoms are very similar to those of Ebola virus disease (EVD). Egyptian fruit...
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Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (redirect from Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus)
slaughterhouses. The virus can also spread between people via body fluids. Diagnosis can be made by detecting antibodies, the virus's RNA, or viral proteins...
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