St. Louis encephalitis classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]; Contributor(s): Irfan Dotani [3]
Overview
St. Louis encephalitis may be classified according to location of the disease into 2 subtypes: systemic or encephalitic.[1][2] St. Louis encephalitis may also be classified according to neuroinvasiveness of the disease into two subtypes: neuroinvasive and non-neuroinvasive. St. Louis encephalitis virus is a Group IV positive-sense ssRNA virus within the Flaviviridae family of viruses, and the genus Flavivirus. St. Louis encephalitis is also known as an arbovirus, or an arthopod-borne virus.[3]
Classification
St. Louis encephalitis may be classified according to location of the disease into 2 subtypes: systemic or encephalitic.[1][2] St. Louis encephalitis may also be classified according to neuroinvasiveness of the disease into two subtypes: neuroinvasive and non-neuroinvasive. St. Louis encephalitis virus is a Group IV positive-sense ssRNA virus within the Flaviviridae family of viruses, and the genus Flavivirus. St. Louis encephalitis is also known as an arbovirus, or an arthopod-borne virus.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saint Louis Encephalitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010). http://www.cdc.gov/sle/ Accessed on July 28, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV). Wisonsin Department of Health Services (2015). https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/arboviral/stlouisencephalitis.htm Accessed on July 28, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Genetic variation of St. Louis encephalitis virus. Journal of General Virology (2008). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696384/ Accessed on July 28, 2016.
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