西方马脑炎

定义 英文原文（暂无中文）

An acute arboviral infection caused by an alphavirus of the Togaviridae family transmitted by an infected mosquito, that more frequently affects children and that is characterized by the presence of mild flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia) but that can progress to weakness, altered mental status, photophobia, mental confusion, seizures, somnolence, coma and/or even death. The disease can leave neurological sequelae, mainly in infants and children, such as seizures, spasticity or behavioral disorders.

别名

西部马脑脊髓炎

基本事实

遗传方式

不适用

发病年龄

各年龄段

患病率

<1 / 1 000 000（United States）

外部标识与链接