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Japanese encephalitis |
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Japanese encephalitis [¦jap·ə¦nēz in‚sef·ə′līd·əs] (medicine) A human viral infection epidemic in Japan, transmitted by the common house mosquito (Culex pipiens) and characterized by severe inflammation of the brain. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The etiologic agent was confirmed to be Japanese encephalitis virus by analyzing 326 acute-phase clinical specimens for virus-specific antibodies and viral RNA and by virus isolation. There was malaria to worry about; also typhoid, tetanus, tuberculosis, yellow fever, and something called Japanese encephalitis, not to mention the risk of rabies from wild monkeys. Such cross-protection is the case with cowpox and smallpox, and a vaccine currently in use for Japanese encephalitis protects some animals against the closely related West Nile virus. |
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