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Descriptor English:   Encephalitis, Tick-Borne 
Descriptor Spanish:   Encefalitis Transmitida por Garrapatas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Encefalite Transmitida por Carrapatos 
Synonyms English:   Far Eastern Russian Encephalitis
Powassan Encephalitis  
Tree Number:   C02.081.343.360
C02.081.885.400
C02.182.525.300.350
C02.290.310.530
C02.782.310.360
C02.782.350.250.500
C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.775
C10.228.228.245.340.300.775
C10.228.228.399.750.300.775
Definition English:   Encephalitis caused by neurotropic viruses that are transmitted via the bite of TICKS. In Europe, the diseases are caused by ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE, which give rise to Russian spring-summer encephalitis, central European encephalitis, louping ill encephalitis, and related disorders. Powassan encephalitis occurs in North America and Russia and is caused by the Powassan virus. ASEPTIC MENINGITIS and rarely encephalitis may complicate COLORADO TICK FEVER which is endemic to mountainous regions of the western United States. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp14-5) 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord IM with specific virus (IM) if pertinent; DF: ENCEPH TICK BORNE
History Note English:   1968(1966) 
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:   4746 
Unique Identifier:   D004675 

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