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.

MeSH information

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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 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]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "West Nile Fever".

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

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