West Nile fever
Findings
No curated finding names West Nile fever yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the west nile virus, a flavivirus and endemic to regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Common clinical features include headache; fever; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. meningitis; encephalitis; and myelitis may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13; Lancet 1998 Sep 5;352(9130):767-71)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002282), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: West Nile fever
- Also called
- West Nile virus caused disease or disorderWest Nile virus disease or disorderWest Nile virus infectious disease