West Nile fever

British  

noun

1. a viral disease, caused by a flavivirus and spread by a mosquito ( Culex pipiens ), that results in encephalitis

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Example Sentences

West Nile fever symptoms can include headache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea and fatigue.

From Seattle Times

People with West Nile fever typically recover on their own, although symptoms may last for weeks to months.

From Seattle Times

These labs are designed to handle sometimes-fatal pathogens such as plague and anthrax and the viruses that cause covid-19 and West Nile fever.

From Washington Post

The warming planet is causing an uptick in, for example, Zika, malaria and West Nile fever because mosquitoes that spread these diseases can now thrive in regions that were historically too cold for them.

From Scientific American

For example, standing water left by heavy precipitation and flooding can provide breeding grounds for mosquitoes, leading to increased transmission of diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, malaria, West Nile fever and leishmaniasis.

From Salon