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Equine Encephalitis — may be caused by several viruses:* Eastern equine encephalitis virus * Western equine encephalitis virus * Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus … Wikipedia
equine encephalitis — n EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS * * * 1. equine encephalomyelitis. 2. Borna disease … Medical dictionary
equine encephalitis viruses — equine encephalomyelitis viruses a group of togavirus species of the genus Alphavirus, each named for the type of encephalomyelitis it causes in horses, other equines, and humans; birds serve as a reservoir and transmission is by mosquitoes. The… … Medical dictionary
equine encephalitis — noun encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse • Syn: ↑equine encephalomyelitis • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis … Useful english dictionary
equine encephalitis — Pathol., Vet. Pathol. a viral disease of horses and mules that is communicable to humans, marked by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. * * * ▪ pathology also called Equine Encephalomyelitis, severe viral disease of horses and… … Universalium
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus — Virus classification Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Family … Wikipedia
Eastern equine encephalitis virus — Taxobox | color=violet name = Eastern equine encephalomyelitis caption = colourised TEM micrograph of a mosquito salivary gland. The red dots are coloured red. (83,900x magnification) virus group = iv familia = Togaviridae genus = Alphavirus… … Wikipedia
Western equine encephalitis virus — Taxobox virus group = iv familia = Togaviridae genus = Alphavirus The Western equine encephalitis virus is the causative agent of relatively uncommon viral disease Western equine encephalitis (WEE). An Alphavirus of the family Togaviridae, the… … Wikipedia
Venezuelan equine encephalitis — Venezuelan equine encephalitis, a form of equine encephalitis that occurs principally in the region of northern South America; mad plague … Useful english dictionary
Venezuelan equine encephalitis — Ven·e·zu·e·lan equine encephalitis .ven əz( ə) wā lən n EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (c) * * * see under encephalomyelitis … Medical dictionary
