Japanese viral encephalitis
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Japanese viral encephalitis.
One of the leading causes of acute encephalopathy in children in the tropics is Japanese encephalitis (JE). Transmitted by the culex mosquito, this neurotropic virus predominately affects the thalamus, anterior horns of the spinal cord, cerebral cortex, and cerebellum. It mainly affects children <15 years and is mostly asymptomatic. The occasional symptomatic child typically presents with a neu...
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a zoonotic mosquito-borne flavivirus. JEV is prevalent in much of Asia and the Western Pacific, with over 4 billion people living at risk of infection. In the absence of antiviral intervention, vaccination is the only strategy to develop long-term sustainable protection...
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Published & distributed without any royalty For the benefit of suffering children As this book is revised many times every year, please refer only to the latest edition available Latest version is also available on the following websites: http://indmed.delhi.nic.in & aphealth.org Address for all communications Dr.P.Nagabhushana Rao, 10-3-185, St. John’s Road, Secunderabad – 500 025, Andhra Prad...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.78.918.205