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Descriptor English:   Encephalitis, California 
Descriptor Spanish:   Encefalitis de California 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Encefalite da Califórnia 
Synonyms English:   California Viral Encephalitis  
Tree Number:   C02.081.343.340
C02.182.525.300.200
C02.290.310.140
C02.782.147.340
C02.782.310.340
C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.200
C10.228.228.245.340.300.200
C10.228.228.399.750.300.200
Definition English:   A viral infection of the brain caused by serotypes of California encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CALIFORNIA) transmitted to humans by the mosquito AEDES triseriatus. The majority of cases are caused by the LA CROSSE VIRUS. This condition is endemic to the midwestern United States and primarily affects children between 5-10 years of age. Clinical manifestations include FEVER; VOMITING; HEADACHE; and abdominal pain followed by SEIZURES, altered mentation, and focal neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13) 
Indexing Annotation English:   for La Crosse virus encephalitis, coord IM with LA CROSSE VIRUS (IM); DF: ENCEPH CALIFORNIA
History Note English:   1991(1975) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   4737 
Unique Identifier:   D004670 

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