West Nile Fever

West Nile Fever

Recently I worked together with Lauren to produce work based upon the infectious disease 'West Nile Fever'. I had no previous knowledge about this disease, so we worked collaboratively to research the infectious disease and produce a fact sheet and two essays.

Name of Disease:	West Nile Fever
Name of Causative Agent	Infected Mosquito’s (Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family flaviviridae)
Type of Microbe	Viral +Strand RNA
Viral:
Naked or Enveloped	Enveloped
Formation of Provirus	No
Epidermiology
Georgaphic Prevalance	1930’s – Africa, west Asia and Middle East. 1999 – 2001 – New York City 2002 – USA, Europe, North America
Average Rates of Infection	“No reliable estimates are available for the number of cases of West Nile encephalitis that occur worldwide.” According to the CDC website.
Reservoir(s)	Infected Birds, mosquitos.
Main Transmission Mode(s)	Bites from infected culex mosquitos
Pathology
Major Tissues/Organs Affected	Encephalitis (Brain), Meningitis (Brain and spinal cord), glands, neurological damage and muscles.
Major Signs/Symptoms	Sever headache, body ache, mild rash, swollen lymph glands, high fever, stiff neck, disorientation, loss of consciousness, muscle weakness and death (rare).
Sequlae?	Long term/short term (Depending on severity).
Latency?	2-15 days.
Treatment:
Main Treatment Methods	Hospitalization, intravenous fluids and nutrition, airway management, respiratory support (if needed) and nursing care.
Typical Length of Treatment	Variable on severity, if sever up to a year.
Prophylactic Measures	Protective clothing,  Deet mosquito repellent, mosquito nets, avoid outdoors dusk till dawn.

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