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Enterovirus 68 history and symptoms
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Enterovirus 68 infection presents with symptoms of an acute upper or lower respiratory tract infection. The most common symptoms of this viral infection include cough, dyspnea, and fever
History and symptoms
History and symptoms
- The majority of people who are infected with enterovirus 68 (EV-D68) and other non-polio enteroviruses only develop mild illness.
- Patients develop symptoms of a common cold. In some cases, such as children or asthmatic patients, it may progress to a more severe respiratory infection.
- Enterovirus 68 subtype is associated with the following symptoms:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Common Symptoms
Less Common Symptoms
- Malaise
- Myalgia
- Headaches
- Chest pain
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea
- Irritability (neonates)
- Poor feeding (neonates)
- Lethargy (neonates)
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Acute flaccid paralysis
References
References
- ↑ “CDC Non-Polio Enterovirus Symptoms”.
- ↑ Lu, Q.-B.; Wo, Y.; Wang, H.-Y.; Wei, M.-T.; Zhang, L.; Yang, H.; Liu, E.-M.; Li, T.-Y.; Zhao, Z.-T.; Liu, W.; Cao, W.-C. (2013). “Detection of enterovirus 68 as one of the commonest types of enterovirus found in patients with acute respiratory tract infection in China”. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 63 (Pt_3): 408–414. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.068247-0. ISSN 0022-2615.
- ↑ Imamura, Tadatsugu; Suzuki, Akira; Lupisan, Socorro; Kamigaki, Taro; Okamoto, Michiko; Roy, Chandra Nath; Olveda, Remigio; Oshitani, Hitoshi (2014). “Detection of enterovirus 68 in serum from pediatric patients with pneumonia and their clinical outcomes”. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 8 (1): 21–24. doi:10.1111/irv.12206. ISSN 1750-2640.
- ↑ Piralla, Antonio; Girello, Alessia; Grignani, Michela; Gozalo-Margüello, Monica; Marchi, Antonietta; Marseglia, Gianluigi; Baldanti, Fausto (2014). “Phylogenetic characterization of enterovirus 68 strains in patients with respiratory syndromes in Italy”. Journal of Medical Virology. 86 (9): 1590–1593. doi:10.1002/jmv.23821. ISSN 0146-6615.
- ↑ Jacobson, Lara M.; Redd, John T.; Schneider, Eileen; Lu, Xiaoyan; Chern, Shur-Wern W.; Oberste, M. Steven; Erdman, Dean D.; Fischer, Gayle E.; Armstrong, Gregory L.; Kodani, Maja; Montoya, Jennifer; Magri, Julie M.; Cheek, James E. (2012). “Outbreak of Lower Respiratory Tract Illness Associated With Human Enterovirus 68 Among American Indian Children”. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 31 (3): 309–312. doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e3182443eaf. ISSN 0891-3668.
- ↑ Meijer, Adam; van der Sanden, Sabine; Snijders, Bianca E.P.; Jaramillo-Gutierrez, Giovanna; Bont, Louis; van der Ent, Cornelis K.; Overduin, Pieter; Jenny, Shireen L.; Jusic, Edin; van der Avoort, Harrie G.A.M.; Smith, Gavin J.D.; Donker, Gé A.; Koopmans, Marion P.G. (2012). “Emergence and epidemic occurrence of enterovirus 68 respiratory infections in The Netherlands in 2010”. Virology. 423 (1): 49–57. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2011.11.021. ISSN 0042-6822.
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