West Nile fever

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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Ukrainian officials say more than half of the areas affected by the flooding lie on the Russian side and affected area likes on the Russian-occupied side of the river and Russia's Defence Ministry warned on Monday that mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile Fever could break out in the area.

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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.

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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.

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