West Nile virus

encephalitis

Inflammatory brain condition

• meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
• arbovirusArthropod-transmitted vertebrate pathogen
• infectionPathogen invasion causing illness

outbreak · diagnosis · prognosis · incubation period · symptomatic · asymptomatic · viremia · serology · immunocompromised · morbidity

mosquito

Blood-feeding flying pest

• vectorQuantity with direction
• bitePierce with teeth
• bloodmealDried, powdered animal protein

birds · reservoir · zoonotic · spillover · wildlife · crows · jays · horses · dead birds · migration

encephalitis

Inflammatory brain condition

• meningitisMembrane inflammation around brain
• myelitisSpinal cord inflammation
• paralysisLoss of muscle function

seizures · flaccid paralysis · tremor · weakness · coma · confusion · disorientation · brain inflammation · spinal cord · cranial nerves

repellent

Causes strong aversion

• DEETInsect-repelling chemical compound
• picaridinInsect repellent compound
• permethrinSynthetic bug-killing compound

mosquito net · insecticide · larvicide · standing water · drainage · screening · long sleeves · dusk · dawn · mosquito control

outbreak

Sudden eruption of trouble

• epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
• endemicNative to one area
• surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects

incidence · prevalence · cluster · seasonal · summer · reporting · CDC · sentinel · monitoring · notification

• infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
• Virusescoronavirus, adenovirus, herpesvirus, enterovirus, norovirus
• Health Hazardsair pollution, asbestos, carbon monoxide, chemical spills, cholera
• RNA virusescoronavirus, poliovirus, rhinovirus, HIV, norovirus
• tropical diseasesmalaria, dengue, cholera, yellow fever, typhoid
• Vector Diseasesmalaria, dengue, Zika, dengue fever, yellow fever