Saint Louis encephalitis
noun
Saint Lou·is encephalitis -ˈlü-əs- 
variants or St. Louis encephalitis
: a North American encephalitis that is caused by a flavivirus (species St. Louis encephalitis virus of the genus Flavivirus) transmitted by several culex mosquitoes
Word History
Etymology
St. Louis, Missouri
First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
Saint Louis encephalitis
noun
Saint Lou·is encephalitis -ˌlü-əs-
: a North American encephalitis that is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus (species Saint Louis encephalitis virus) transmitted by several mosquitoes of the genus Culex
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