West Nile Fever

"West Nile Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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)

Descriptor ID	D014901
MeSH Number(s)	C02.081.343.950 C02.182.525.300.850 C02.290.310.950 C02.782.310.950 C02.782.350.250.900 C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.887 C10.228.228.245.340.300.887 C10.228.228.399.750.300.887
Concept/Terms	West Nile Fever West Nile Fever WNV Infection Infection, WNV Infections, WNV WNV Infections West Nile Virus Infection West Nile Fever Myelitis West Nile Fever Myelitis West Nile Fever Meningoencephalitis West Nile Fever Meningoencephalitis Encephalitis, West Nile Fever Encephalitis, West Nile Fever West Nile Fever Encephalitis West Nile Fever Meningitis West Nile Fever Meningitis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "West Nile Fever".

Diseases [C]
Virus Diseases [C02]
Arbovirus Infections [C02.081]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.081.343]
West Nile Fever [C02.081.343.950]
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C02.182]
Encephalitis, Viral [C02.182.525]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.182.525.300]
West Nile Fever [C02.182.525.300.850]
Encephalitis, Viral [C02.290]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.290.310]
West Nile Fever [C02.290.310.950]
RNA Virus Infections [C02.782]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.782.310]
West Nile Fever [C02.782.310.950]
Flaviviridae Infections [C02.782.350]
Flavivirus Infections [C02.782.350.250]
West Nile Fever [C02.782.350.250.900]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430]
Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430.520]
Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.140.430.520.750]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300]
West Nile Fever [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.887]
Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C10.228.228.245]
Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.245.340]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.245.340.300]
West Nile Fever [C10.228.228.245.340.300.887]
Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.228.399]
Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.399.750]
Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.399.750.300]
West Nile Fever [C10.228.228.399.750.300.887]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	0	1	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1

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Vyas JM, Gonz?lez RG, Pierce VM. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 15-2013. A 76-year-old man with fever, worsening renal function, and altered mental status. N Engl J Med. 2013 May 16; 368(20):1919-27.

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Shrestha B, Pinto AK, Green S, Bosch I, Diamond MS. CD8+ T cells use TRAIL to restrict West Nile virus pathogenesis by controlling infection in neurons. J Virol. 2012 Sep; 86(17):8937-48.

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Bigham AW, Buckingham KJ, Husain S, Emond MJ, Bofferding KM, Gildersleeve H, Rutherford A, Astakhova NM, Perelygin AA, Busch MP, Murray KO, Sejvar JJ, Green S, Kriesel J, Brinton MA, Bamshad M. Host genetic risk factors for West Nile virus infection and disease progression. PLoS One. 2011; 6(9):e24745.

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Stewart BS, Demarest VL, Wong SJ, Green S, Bernard KA. Persistence of virus-specific immune responses in the central nervous system of mice after West Nile virus infection. BMC Immunol. 2011 Jan 20; 12:6.

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Krishnan MN, Ng A, Sukumaran B, Gilfoy FD, Uchil PD, Sultana H, Brass AL, Adametz R, Tsui M, Qian F, Montgomery RR, Lev S, Mason PW, Koski RA, Elledge SJ, Xavier RJ, Agaisse H, Fikrig E. RNA interference screen for human genes associated with West Nile virus infection. Nature. 2008 Sep 11; 455(7210):242-5.

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Pergam SA, DeLong CE, Echevarria L, Scully G, Goade DE. Myocarditis in West Nile Virus infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Dec; 75(6):1232-3.

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Monath TP, Liu J, Kanesa-Thasan N, Myers GA, Nichols R, Deary A, McCarthy K, Johnson C, Ermak T, Shin S, Arroyo J, Guirakhoo F, Kennedy JS, Ennis FA, Green S, Bedford P. A live, attenuated recombinant West Nile virus vaccine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Apr 25; 103(17):6694-9.

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Koevary SB. Ocular involvement in patients infected by the West Nile virus. Optometry. 2005 Oct; 76(10):609-12.

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Guharoy R, Gilroy SA, Noviasky JA, Ference J. West Nile virus infection. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2004 Jun 15; 61(12):1235-41.

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