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Some Arboviruses are able to cause emergent diseases. Arthropods are able to transmit the virus upon biting allowing the virus to enter the bloodstream which can cause viraemia. 5 The majority of the Arboviruses are spherical in shape although a few are rod shaped. They are 17-150 nm in diameter and all have a RNA genae4689zx 469ome. These viruses do not normally infect huma53e35 3ns but if they do, they usually cause a mild infection such as a fever or a rash. Others however are epidemic and c56845358an cause serious infections such as meningitis and encephalitis that46 can be fatal. Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are present in the blood and help carry oxygen to the rest of the cells in the body Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). ... Viremia is a condition where viruses enter the bloodstream. ... Left: An RNA strand, with its nitrogenous bases. ... An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. ... An analogue medical thermometer showing the temperature of 38. ... A rash is a change in skin which affects its color, appearance, or texture. ... In epidemiology, an epidemic (from [[Latin language] epi- upon + demos people) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during... Meningitis is the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the central nervous system, known collectively as the meninges. ... Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. ...

There are w585ays of preventing these infections from occurring such as using mosquito repellents and gett58 ing rid of the breeding grounds that mosquitoes use. Insecticides can also be used. People can also reduce the risk of getting bitten by the mosquito by wearing protective clothing. Insecticide application by crop spraying An insecticide is a pesticide whose purpose is to kill or to prevent the multiplication of insects. ... Protective clothing is clothing designed to protect either the wearers body or other items of clothing from hazards such as heat, chemicals and infection. ...

The immune system plays a role in defense against the infections. Arboviruses usually stimulate interferon. Antibodies are made and these can prevent viraemia from occurring. The cell mediated immunity is also important. A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). ... Interferons (IFNs) are natural proteins produced by the cells of the immune system of most vertebrates in response to challenges by foreign agents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites and tumor cells. ... Viremia is a condition where viruses enter the bloodstream. ...

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List of arboviruses (not complete)

• Chikungunya
• Dengue fever
• Ross River virus
• Vesicular stomatitis virus
• West Nile virus
• Yellow fever
• Tick-borne Encephalitis
• Japanese Encephalitis
• La Crosse Encephalitis
• Murray Valley encephalitis virus
• St. Louis Encephalitis
• Equine Encephalitis
• Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) of deer
• O'nyong'nyong virus

Chikungunya is a relatively rare form of viral fever caused by an alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, though recent research by the Pasteur Institute in Paris claims the virus has suffered a mutation that enables it to be transmitted by Aedes albopictus (Tiger mosquito). ... “Dengue Fever” redirects here. ... Ross River virus (RRV) is an arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus. ... Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is a virus in the family Rhabdoviridae, order Mononegavirales. ... West Nile virus (WNV) is a virus of the family Flaviviridae; part of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) antigenic complex of viruses, it is found in both tropical and temperate regions. ... Tick-borne meningoencephalitis or Tick-borne encephalitis is a tick-borne viral infection of the central nervous system affecting humans as well as most other mammals. ... Red areas show the distribution of Japanese Enecphalitis in Asia 1970-1998 Japanese Encephalitis (日本脳炎 Nihon-nōen) is a disease caused by the mosquito borne Japanese Encephalitis Virus. ... La Crosse Encephalitis is an encephalitis caused by an arbovirus (the La Crosse virus) which has a mosquito vector (Aedes triseriatus). ... Murray Valley encephalitis virus (MVEV) is a flavivirus endemic to northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. ... St. ... Equine encephalitis may be caused by several viruses: Eastern equine encephalitis virus Western equine encephalitis virus Venezualan equine encephalitis virus This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Epizootic Hemmorrhagic Disease (EHD) is an arthropod borne viral (arbovirus) of White-tailed Deer in the southeastern United States. ... Onyongnyong virus was first isolated by the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda. ...

References

1. ^ CDC Information on Arboviral Encephalitides. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.

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