St. Louis encephalitis

An acute arboviral infection caused by a virus of the <i>Flaviviridae</i> family transmitted by an infected mosquito, and characterized by the onset of flulike symptoms such as fever, malaise, headache, cough, and sore throat that can progress to meningitis or encephalitis with symptoms like nausea, vomiting, confusion, stiff neck, disorientation, irritability, tremors, and convulsions. Photophobia, cranial nerve palsies, and even coma may occur.

Meningitis

Inflammation of the meninges.


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PMID (PMCID)
15534266
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Post-infectious encephalomyelitis associated with St. Louis encephalitis virus infection.
Sejvar JJ, Bode AV, Curiel M, Marfin AA.
Neurology. 2004;63(9):1719-21.
Neurologic illness associated with acute St. Louis encephalitis, West Nile, and Japanese encephalitis virus infection includes acute aseptic meningitis, encephalomyelitis, and a poliomyelitis-like syndrome.
1456278
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Infections of the central nervous system.
Luby JP.
Am J Med Sci. 1992;304(6):379-91.
To illustrate salient features about granulomatous meningitis and encephalitis, cases of tuberculous meningitis, herpes simplex encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and encephalitis of undetermined etiology are presented and discussed.