St. Louis Encephalitis
St. Louis Encephalitis Causes
St. Louis encephalitis virus is the cause of this condition. Mosquitoes, which become infected by feeding on birds infected with the St. Louis encephalitis virus, transmit the St. Louis encephalitis virus to humans and animals during the feeding process.
St. Louis Encephalitis Definition
St. Louis Encephalitis is defined as a disorder caused by the St. Louis Encephalitis virus borne by mosquitoes. This disease mainly affects the United States, but there were also a few reported cases from Canada and Mexico.
St. Louis Encephalitis Diagnosis
For the diagnosis of this medical condition, a medical history, the comparison and assessment of the exhibited symptoms, and the physical examination/observation of the person affected, are performed.
St. Louis Encephalitis Symptoms and Signs
St. Louis encephalitis causes fever and headache. A more severe infection may exhibit symptoms such as high fever, headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, tremors, occasional convulsions, coma, and spastic paralysis.
St. Louis Encephalitis Treatment
There is still no available vaccine for the virus or specific treatment for St. Louis encephalitis. The option would only be to treat each of the exhibited symptoms.