Eastern equine encephalitis
Synonyms: Eastern 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 is characterized by the onset of flulike symptoms including fever, chills, weakness, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain with diarrhea, myalgia, leucocytosis, and hematuria, rapidly progressing to diffuse central nervous system (CNS) involvement with confusion, somnolence, or even coma. Seizures, which may progress to status epilepticus and neurologic sequelae, cranial nerve palsies, and photophobia may occur. EEE is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality.
Names in Orphadata languages
12 of 12 languages| Lang | Name | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| en | Eastern equine encephalitis | Eastern equine encephalomyelitis |
| fr | Encéphalite équine de l'est | Encéphalomyélite équine de l'est |
| de | Östliche Pferdeenzephalitis | Eastern-Equine-Encephalitis |
| es | Encefalitis equina oriental | Encefalomielitis equina oriental |
| it | Encefalite equina dell'Est | Encefalomielite equina dell'Est |
| nl | Oosterse paardenencefalitis | Oosterse equine encefalitis · Oosterse paardenencefalomyelitis |
| pt | Encefalite equina oriental | Encefalomielite equina oriental |
| pl | Wschodnie końskie zapalenie mózgu | Wschodnie końskie zapalenie mózgu i opon mózgowych |
| cs | Východní koňská encefalitida | Východní koňská encefalomyelitida |
| uk | Східний кінський енцефаліт | Східний енцефаломієліт коней |
| zh | 东方马脑炎 | 东部马脑脊髓炎 |
| tr | Doğu at ensefaliti | Doğu at ensefalomiyeliti |
Definition in:
Cross-references
qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation| Source | Code | Qualifier | ICD relation | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICD-10 | A83.2 | NTBT | attributed | validated |
| ICD-11 | 1C84 | E | specific | validated |
| MONDO | 0005736 | E | validated | |
| MeSH | D020242 | E | validated | |
| UMLS | C0153065 | E | validated | |
| GARD | 10821 | E | validated | |
| MedDRA | 10014587 | 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 | 0.01 / 100 000 | United States | Value and class | Validated | Center for Diseases Control and Prevention 1989-1996[OTHER] |
| Point prevalence | Unknown | — | Worldwide | 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/83594
- This record as JSON: /data/d/83594.json