"Encephalitis, St. Louis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A viral encephalitis caused by the St. Louis encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS), a FLAVIVIRUS. It is transmitted to humans and other vertebrates primarily by mosquitoes of the genus CULEX. The primary animal vectors are wild birds and the disorder is endemic to the midwestern and southeastern United States. Infections may be limited to an influenza-like illness or present as an ASEPTIC MENINGITIS or ENCEPHALITIS. Clinical manifestations of the encephalitic presentation may include SEIZURES, lethargy, MYOCLONUS, focal neurologic signs, COMA, and DEATH. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p750)
| Descriptor ID |
D004674
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.081.343.350 C02.182.525.300.300 C02.290.310.406 C02.782.310.350 C02.782.350.250.450 C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.550 C10.228.228.245.340.300.550 C10.228.228.399.750.300.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Encephalitis, St. Louis- Encephalitis, St. Louis
- Lethargic Encephalitis, Type C
- Saint Louis Encephalitis
- Encephalitis, Saint Louis
- Encephalitis, Viral, St. Louis
- Type C Lethargic Encephalitis
- St. Louis Encephalitis
- St. Louis Viral Encephalitis
Meningoencephalitis, St. Louis- Meningoencephalitis, St. Louis
- St. Louis Meningoencephalitis
- Louis Meningoencephalitides, St.
- Meningoencephalitides, St. Louis
- St. Louis Meningoencephalitides
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Encephalitis, St. Louis".
- Diseases [C]
- Virus Diseases [C02]
- Arbovirus Infections [C02.081]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.081.343]
- Encephalitis, St. Louis [C02.081.343.350]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C02.182]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.182.525]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.182.525.300]
- Encephalitis, St. Louis [C02.182.525.300.300]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.290]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.290.310]
- Encephalitis, St. Louis [C02.290.310.406]
- RNA Virus Infections [C02.782]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.782.310]
- Encephalitis, St. Louis [C02.782.310.350]
- Flaviviridae Infections [C02.782.350]
- Flavivirus Infections [C02.782.350.250]
- Encephalitis, St. Louis [C02.782.350.250.450]
- 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]
- Encephalitis, St. Louis [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.550]
- 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]
- Encephalitis, St. Louis [C10.228.228.245.340.300.550]
- Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.228.399]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.399.750]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.399.750.300]
- Encephalitis, St. Louis [C10.228.228.399.750.300.550]
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