Diseases

Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis

A form of arboviral encephalitis (primarily affecting equines) endemic to eastern regions of North America. The causative organism (ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS, EASTERN EQUINE) may be transmitted to humans via the bite of AEDES mosquitoes. Clinical manifestations include the acute onset of fever, HEADACHE, altered mentation, and SEIZURES followed by coma. The condition is fatal in up to 50% of cases. Recovery may be marked by residual neurologic deficits and EPILEPSY. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp9-10)

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A form of arboviral encephalitis (primarily affecting equines) endemic to eastern regions of North America. The causative organism (ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS, EASTERN EQUINE) may be transmitted to humans via the bite of AEDES mosquitoes. Clinical manifestations include the acute onset of fever, HEADACHE, altered mentation, and SEIZURES followed by coma. The condition is fatal in up to 50% of cases. Recovery may be marked by residual neurologic deficits and EPILEPSY. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp9-10)

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  • Eastern Equine Encephalitis
  • Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus Infection
  • Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine
  • Eastern Equine Encephalitides
  • Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitides
  • Encephalitides, Eastern Equine
  • Encephalitis, Eastern Equine
  • Encephalomyelitides, Eastern Equine
  • Equine Encephalitides, Eastern
  • Equine Encephalitis, Eastern
  • Equine Encephalomyelitides, Eastern
  • Equine Encephalomyelitis, Eastern

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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human & animal; if in horses, coordinate ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EASTERN, EQUINE /vet with HORSE DISEASES

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Encephalitis Viruses (1967-1999)
  • Encephalomyelitis, Equine (1966-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020242. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020242
  2. Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_equine_encephalitis
  3. Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18553951