Emerging viral infections.
Unique disorders appear episodically in human populations and cause life-threatening systemic or neurological disease. Historical examples of such disorders include von Economo encephalitis, a disorder of presumed viral etiology; acquired immune deficiency syndrome, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus; and severe acute respiratory syndrome, caused by a member of the coronavirus family. This article describes the factors that contribute to the emergence of infectious diseases and focuses on selected recent examples of emerging viral infections that can affect the nervous system of infants, children, and adolescents.
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, USA. james.bale@hsc.utah.edu
James F
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Bale
D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020805:Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D065632:Chikungunya Fever; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000821:virology*; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D045464:Henipavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D045405:Nipah Virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D030061:Parechovirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011379:Prognosis; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000821:virology*
D000998:Antiviral Agents