West Nile Virus |
|
|
? West Nile virus Virus classification Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Family: Flaviviridae Genus: Flavivirus Species: West Nile virus West Nile virus is a virus of the family Flaviviridae, found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is known to infect humans, horses, cats, bats, chipmunks, skunks, squirrels, and domestic rabbits. The main route of human infection is through the bite of an infected mosquito. Image reconstructions and cryoelect ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Resources
- Bug-borne Disease Research: USA (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Buzz-z-z-z on West Nile Virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Calming West Nile Fears (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Clinical Characteristics and Consequences of West Nile Fever (American College of Physicians)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: West Nile Fever (National Institutes of Health)
- Fight the Bite! (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Fight the Bite! Avoid Mosquito Bites to Avoid Infection (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- First Test Approved to Help Detect West Nile Virus (Food and Drug Administration)
- Insect Repellent Use and Safety: Questions and Answers (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Links to State and Local Government Sites (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Microbes in Sickness and in Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Mosquitoes: How to Control Them (Environmental Protection Agency)
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Permethrin: Another Weapon in the Fight against West Nile? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pesticides and Mosquito Control (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs)
- Promising West Nile Virus Vaccine Protects Monkeys (National Institutes of Health)
- Recommendations to Protect Laboratory, Field, and Clinical Workers from West Nile Virus Exposure (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Research on West Nile Virus (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Should I Worry about West Nile Virus? (Nemours Foundation)
- Symptoms of West Nile Virus (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Testing and Treating West Nile Encephalitis in Humans (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Virus du Nil occidental ((VNO) (National Center for Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - French language material
- Ways to Avoid West Nile Virus Risk in Outdoor Work Suggested by NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- West Nile Virus (MayoClinic)
- West Nile Virus (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus (National Institutes of Health)
- West Nile Virus (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- West Nile Virus (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus (Lab Tests Online)
- West Nile Virus (Lab Tests Online)
- West Nile Virus (Cleveland Clinic)
- West Nile Virus (Cleveland Clinic)
- West Nile Virus (Medline Plus)
- West Nile Virus (National Center for Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - Chinese language material
- West Nile Virus -- Publications and Links (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus 2003 Human Cases (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus and Birds (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus and Dogs and Cats (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus and Horses (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus and Wild Game Hunters (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus in the Workplace (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- West Nile Virus National and State Maps (U.S. Geological Survey)
- West Nile Virus Update Current Case Count (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- West Nile Virus, Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus: Blood Transfusion, Organ Donation and Blood Donation Screening Information: Questions and Answers (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus: Can I Get It More Than Once? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- West Nile Virus: How to Reduce your Risk (Cleveland Clinic)
- West Nile Virus: Transmission (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- West Nile Virus: What You Need to Know (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- What's West Nile Virus? (Nemours Foundation)

Not Signed In -


