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Diseases

Japanese Encephalitis

japanese encephalitis

Entity Type
Diseases
Relation Groups
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Basic Information

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Core Information

Disease Name
Japanese Encephalitis
Standard Disease Name
japanese encephalitis
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
A83.0

Identifiers

DO ID
No data
MeSH ID
D004672
OMIM ID
No data
UMLS ID
C0014057
HPO ID
No data

Description and Extensions

Description
NCI2016_02D:Viral encephalitis caused by the mosquito-born Japanese encephalitis virus. Signs and symptoms include an initial period of fever, headaches, and malaise, followed by neck rigidity, hemiparesis, and convulsions. It may lead to coma.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:A mosquito-borne encephalitis caused by the Japanese B encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE) occurring throughout Eastern Asia and Australia. The majority of infections occur in children and are subclinical or have features limited to transient fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges may occur and lead to transient or permanent neurologic deficits (including a POLIOMYELITIS-like presentation); SEIZURES; COMA; and death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p751; Lancet 1998 Apr 11;351(9109):1094-7)