title: West Nile fever: lessons from the 2002 season.
abstract: West Nile fever has now spread to much of the United States. This disease can be diagnosed using one of several laboratory tests, notably an immunoglobulin M enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. It can cause devastating neurologic damage, including an unusual polio-like syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging is an important imaging tool in such patients. Treatment is largely supportive, although antiviral agents are under investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA. gordons@ccf.org
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Isada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M