"Encephalitis, California" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D004670
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.081.343.340 C02.182.500.300.300.200 C02.290.310.140 C02.782.147.340 C02.782.310.340 C10.228.228.210.150.300.300.200 C10.228.228.245.340.310.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Encephalitis, California- Encephalitis, California
- Viral Encephalitis, California
- Encephalitis, California, Viral
- California Encephalitis
- California Viral Encephalitis
- California Viral Encephalitides
- Encephalitides, California Viral
- Encephalitis, California Viral
- Viral Encephalitides, California
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Encephalitis, California".
- Diseases [C]
- Virus Diseases [C02]
- Arbovirus Infections [C02.081]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.081.343]
- Encephalitis, California [C02.081.343.340]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C02.182]
- Encephalitis [C02.182.500]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.182.500.300]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.182.500.300.300]
- Encephalitis, California [C02.182.500.300.300.200]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.290]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.290.310]
- Encephalitis, California [C02.290.310.140]
- RNA Virus Infections [C02.782]
- Bunyaviridae Infections [C02.782.147]
- Encephalitis, California [C02.782.147.340]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.782.310]
- Encephalitis, California [C02.782.310.340]
- Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
- Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C10.228.228.210]
- Encephalitis [C10.228.228.210.150]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.210.150.300]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.210.150.300.300]
- Encephalitis, California [C10.228.228.210.150.300.300.200]
- Encephalitis [C10.228.228.245]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.245.340]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.245.340.310]
- Encephalitis, California [C10.228.228.245.340.310.140]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Encephalitis, California".
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