Western equine encephalitis
Synonyms: Western equine encephalomyelitis
- Type
- Disease
- Group
- Disorder
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Status
- active
An acute arboviral infection caused by an <i>alphavirus</i> of the <i>Togaviridae</i> family transmitted by an infected mosquito, that more frequently affects children and that is characterized by the presence of mild flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia) but that can progress to weakness, altered mental status, photophobia, mental confusion, seizures, somnolence, coma and/or even death. The disease can leave neurological sequelae, mainly in infants and children, such as seizures, spasticity or behavioral disorders.
Names in Orphadata languages
12 of 12 languages| Lang | Name | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| en | Western equine encephalitis | Western equine encephalomyelitis |
| fr | Encéphalite équine de l'ouest | Encéphalomyélite équine de l'ouest |
| de | Westliche Pferdeenzephalitis | Western-Equine-Encephalitis |
| es | Encefalitis equina occidental | Encefalomielitis equina occidental |
| it | Encefalite equina dell'Ovest | Encefalomielite equina dell'Ovest |
| nl | Westerse paardenencefalitis | Westerse equine encefalitis · Westerse paardenencefalomyelitis |
| pt | Encefalite equina ocidental | Encefalomielite equina ocidental |
| pl | Zachodnie końskie zapalenie mózgu | Zachodnie końskie zapalenie mózgu i opon mózgowych |
| cs | Západní koňská encefalitida | Západní koňská encefalomyelitida |
| uk | Західний кінський енцефаліт | Західний енцефаломієліт коней |
| zh | 西方马脑炎 | 西部马脑脊髓炎 |
| tr | Batı at ensefaliti | Batı at ensefalomiyeliti |
Definition in:
Cross-references
qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation| Source | Code | Qualifier | ICD relation | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICD-10 | A83.1 | NTBT | attributed | validated |
| ICD-11 | 1C83 | E | specific | validated |
| MONDO | 0019380 | E | validated | |
| MeSH | D020241 | E | validated | |
| UMLS | C0153064 | E | validated | |
| GARD | 7888 | E | validated | |
| MedDRA | 10014614 | E | validated |
E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.
Classification
Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):
Parents in the classifications (2):
- ORPHA:166490Infectious disease with epilepsy
rare neurological diseases - ORPHA:98252Infectious encephalitis
rare neurological diseases; rare infectious diseases
No children.
Genes
0 directOrphanet records no gene directly on this code.
Prevalence and incidence
2 records| Type | Class | Value | Area | Qualification | Validation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual incidence | <1 / 1 000 000 | 0.02 / 100 000 | United States | Value and class | Validated | Center for Diseases Control and Prevention[OTHER] |
| Point prevalence | 1-9 / 1 000 000 | — | Europe | Class only | Not yet validated | ORPHANET |
Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.
HPO phenotypes
Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.
Sources for this card
- Orphanet page: orpha.net/en/disease/detail/83593
- This record as JSON: /data/d/83593.json