MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Encephalitis, Arbovirus
Tree Number(s): C01.207.245.340.300; C01.207.399.750.300; C01.920.313.156; C01.920.852.500; C01.925.081.343; C01.925.182.525.300; C01.925.782.310; C10.228.140.430.520.750.300; C10.228.228.245.340.300; C10.228.228.399.750.300; C10.586.250.520.750.300
Unique ID: D004671
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004671
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; despite entry term ENCEPHALITIS, EPIDEMIC not for an "epidemic of encephalitis"
Scope Note: Infections of the brain caused by arthropod-borne viruses (i.e., arboviruses) primarily from the families TOGAVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; BUNYAVIRIDAE; REOVIRIDAE; and RHABDOVIRIDAE. Life cycles of these viruses are characterized by ZOONOSES, with birds and lower mammals serving as intermediate hosts. The virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) or TICKS. Clinical manifestations include fever, headache, alterations of mentation, focal neurologic deficits, and COMA. (From Clin Microbiol Rev 1994 Jan;7(1):89-116; Walton, Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System, 10th ed, p321)
Entry Version: ENCEPH ARBOVIRUS
Entry Term(s): Arboviral Encephalitis; Arthropod-Borne Encephalitis; Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitis; Australian Encephalitis; Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne; Encephalitis, Epidemic; Encephalitis, Mosquito-Borne; Epidemic Encephalitis; Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis; Murray Valley Encephalitis; Viral Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne
NLM Classification #: WC 542
Public MeSH Note: 2000; see ENCEPHALITIS, EPIDEMIC 1966-1999
History Note: 2000
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/06/01

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Infections [C01]
- Central Nervous System Infections [C01.207]
  - Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C01.207.245]
    - Encephalitis, Viral [C01.207.245.340]

Infections [C01]
- Central Nervous System Infections [C01.207]
  - Infectious Encephalitis [C01.207.399]
    - Encephalitis, Viral [C01.207.399.750]

Infections [C01]
- Vector Borne Diseases [C01.920]
  - Arbovirus Infections [C01.920.313]

Infections [C01]
- Vector Borne Diseases [C01.920]
  - Mosquito-Borne Diseases [C01.920.852]

Infections [C01]
- Virus Diseases [C01.925]
  - Arbovirus Infections [C01.925.081]

Infections [C01]
- Virus Diseases [C01.925]
  - Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C01.925.182]
    - Encephalitis, Viral [C01.925.182.525]

Infections [C01]
- Virus Diseases [C01.925]
  - RNA Virus Infections [C01.925.782]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
    - Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430]
      - Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430.520]
        
        Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.140.430.520.750]
        
        Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300]
        
        Encephalitis, California [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.200]
        
        Encephalitis, Japanese [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.400]
        
        Encephalitis, St. Louis [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.550]
        
        Encephalitis, Tick-Borne [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.775]
        
        West Nile Fever [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.887]
        
        Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex [C10.228.140.430.520.750.350]
        
        Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster [C10.228.140.430.520.750.400]
        
        Encephalomyelitis, Equine [C10.228.140.430.520.750.450]
        
        Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.228.140.430.520.750.500]
        
        Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis [C10.228.140.430.520.750.600]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
    - Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C10.228.228.245]
      - Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.245.340]
        
        Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.245.340.300]
        
        Encephalitis, California [C10.228.228.245.340.300.200]
        
        Encephalitis, Japanese [C10.228.228.245.340.300.400]
        
        Encephalitis, St. Louis [C10.228.228.245.340.300.550]
        
        Encephalitis, Tick-Borne [C10.228.228.245.340.300.775]
        
        West Nile Fever [C10.228.228.245.340.300.887]
        
        Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex [C10.228.228.245.340.350]
        
        Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster [C10.228.228.245.340.400]
        
        Encephalomyelitis, Equine [C10.228.228.245.340.450]
        
        Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.228.228.245.340.500]
        
        Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis [C10.228.228.245.340.600]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
    - Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.228.399]
      - Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.399.750]
        
        Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.399.750.300]
        
        Encephalitis, California [C10.228.228.399.750.300.200]
        
        Encephalitis, Japanese [C10.228.228.399.750.300.400]
        
        Encephalitis, St. Louis [C10.228.228.399.750.300.550]
        
        Encephalitis, Tick-Borne [C10.228.228.399.750.300.775]
        
        West Nile Fever [C10.228.228.399.750.300.887]
        
        Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex [C10.228.228.399.750.350]
        
        Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster [C10.228.228.399.750.400]
        
        Encephalomyelitis, Equine [C10.228.228.399.750.450]
        
        Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.228.228.399.750.500]
        
        Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis [C10.228.228.399.750.600]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Neuroinflammatory Diseases [C10.586]
  - Encephalitis [C10.586.250]
    - Infectious Encephalitis [C10.586.250.520]
      - Encephalitis, Viral [C10.586.250.520.750]
        
        Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.586.250.520.750.300]
        
        Encephalitis, California [C10.586.250.520.750.300.200]
        
        Encephalitis, Japanese [C10.586.250.520.750.300.400]
        
        Encephalitis, St. Louis [C10.586.250.520.750.300.550]
        
        Encephalitis, Tick-Borne [C10.586.250.520.750.300.775]
        
        West Nile Fever [C10.586.250.520.750.300.887]
        
        Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex [C10.586.250.520.750.350]
        
        Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster [C10.586.250.520.750.400]
        
        Encephalomyelitis, Equine [C10.586.250.520.750.450]
        
        Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal [C10.586.250.520.750.500]
        
        Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis [C10.586.250.520.750.600]

Encephalitis, Arbovirus Preferred

Concept UI: M0007356
Scope Note: Infections of the brain caused by arthropod-borne viruses (i.e., arboviruses) primarily from the families TOGAVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; BUNYAVIRIDAE; REOVIRIDAE; and RHABDOVIRIDAE. Life cycles of these viruses are characterized by ZOONOSES, with birds and lower mammals serving as intermediate hosts. The virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) or TICKS. Clinical manifestations include fever, headache, alterations of mentation, focal neurologic deficits, and COMA. (From Clin Microbiol Rev 1994 Jan;7(1):89-116; Walton, Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System, 10th ed, p321)
Terms: Encephalitis, Arbovirus Preferred Term
Term UI T365700
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Arboviral Encephalitis
Term UI T000946815
Date09/18/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Epidemic Encephalitis
Term UI T014300
Date11/28/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Encephalitis, Epidemic
Term UI T014301
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Arthropod-Borne Encephalitis
Term UI T367519
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Arthropod-Borne Viral Encephalitis
Term UI T367520
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Viral Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne
Term UI T367522
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Encephalitis, Arthropod-Borne
Term UI T367521
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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