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West Nile Fever Summary

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Description: A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the WEST NILE VIRUS, a FLAVIVIRUS and endemic to regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Common clinical features include HEADACHE; FEVER; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. MENINGITIS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MYELITIS may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13; Lancet 1998 Sep 5;352(9130):767-71)

Also Known As: Encephalitis, West Nile Fever; West Nile Fever Encephalitis; West Nile Fever Meningitis; West Nile Fever Meningoencephalitis; West Nile Fever Myelitis

Key Drugs and Agents for West Nile Fever

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Agar : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  2. Antibodies : 6 results : IBA
  3. Silicon Dioxide (Sand) : 2 results : IBA
  4. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) : 2 results : IBA
  5. Hazardous Substances (Hazardous Materials) : 1 result : IBA
  6. Inactivated Vaccines : 1 result : IBA
  7. Tilorone (Tilorone Hydrochloride) : 1 result : IBA
  8. Interferons : 1 result : IBA
  9. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) : 1 result : IBA
  10. Complement System Proteins (Complement) : 1 result : IBA
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Diseases Related to West Nile Fever

  1. Tick-Borne Encephalitis (Encephalitis, Tick Borne)
  2. Japanese Encephalitis
  3. Dengue (Dengue Fever)
  4. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  5. Circoviridae Infections
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Key Therapies for West Nile Fever

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  1. Transplants (Transplant) : 1 result
  2. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 1 result

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