Kyasanur Forest disease

[ki-ah´sah-no̳r for´est] a highly fatal viral disease of monkeys in the Kyasanur Forest of India, communicable to humans, in whom it produces a type of hemorrhagic fever.

Ky·as·a·nur For·est dis·ease

an arthropod-borne viral fever affecting forest workers in the Kyasanur Forest and in Mysore, India, caused by a Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. It is transmitted chiefly by Haemaphysalis spinigera, although other ticks have been implicated. Symptoms include fever, headache, back and limb pains, diarrhea, and intestinal bleeding; no central nervous system symptoms occur.

A tick-borne flaviviral haemorrhagic fever occurring in the Mysore and Karnataka states of India, maintained by infected monkeys and rodents; those living in wooded farmlands are at increased risk
Vector Haemaphysalis spinigera, a forest tick
Lab Leukopaenia, thrombocytopaenia, albuminuria
Dx Isolation of virus from blood, CF
Prognosis 5-10% mortality
Prevention Vaccine, protective clothing, tick control
Management None

Kyasanur forest disease

An ARBOVIRUS haemorrhagic fever that occurs in Mysore State, India, in the villages around the Kyasanur forest. The disease is caused by a virus of the same group as that causing JAPANESE B ENCEPHALITIS and the infection is transmitted by tick bite. There is sore throat, headache, muscle aches, abdominal pain and diarrhoea and the condition may progress to brain inflammation (ENCEPHALITIS).

单词	kyasanur forest disease
释义	DictionarySeedisease Kyasanur Forest disease Kyasanur Forest disease [ki-ah´sah-no̳r for´est] a highly fatal viral disease of monkeys in the Kyasanur Forest of India, communicable to humans, in whom it produces a type of hemorrhagic fever. Ky·as·a·nur For·est dis·ease an arthropod-borne viral fever affecting forest workers in the Kyasanur Forest and in Mysore, India, caused by a Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. It is transmitted chiefly by Haemaphysalis spinigera, although other ticks have been implicated. Symptoms include fever, headache, back and limb pains, diarrhea, and intestinal bleeding; no central nervous system symptoms occur. A tick-borne flaviviral haemorrhagic fever occurring in the Mysore and Karnataka states of India, maintained by infected monkeys and rodents; those living in wooded farmlands are at increased risk Vector Haemaphysalis spinigera, a forest tick Lab Leukopaenia, thrombocytopaenia, albuminuria Dx Isolation of virus from blood, CF Prognosis 5-10% mortality Prevention Vaccine, protective clothing, tick control Management None Kyasanur forest disease An ARBOVIRUS haemorrhagic fever that occurs in Mysore State, India, in the villages around the Kyasanur forest. The disease is caused by a virus of the same group as that causing JAPANESE B ENCEPHALITIS and the infection is transmitted by tick bite. There is sore throat, headache, muscle aches, abdominal pain and diarrhoea and the condition may progress to brain inflammation (ENCEPHALITIS). AcronymsSeeKFD
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