Equine encephalitis

Suggested Alternatives for Differential Diagnosis Eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, equine protozoal myelitis, equine herpesvirus-1, Borna disease, and rabies. In birds Newcastle disease. 

Viral agents, such as the alpha virus that causes Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) or variola major (the causative agent for smallpox). 

Suggested Alternatives for Differential Diagnosis Adenoviruses, arenaviruses, California encephalitis, coxsackieviruses, cytomegalovirus, dengue fever, eastern equine encephalitis, echoviruses, infectious mononucleosis, Japanese encephalitis, Lyme disease, meningitis, parainfluenza virus, rhinoviruses, bacterial sepsis, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), St Louis encephalitis, upper respiratory infection, Venezuelan encephalitis, and West Nile encephalitis. 

Suggested Alternatives for Differential Diagnosis Other forms of encephalitis (e.g., California, Eastern Equine, St Louis, West Nile, Murray Valley), malaria, dengue fever, meningitis, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, enteroviruses, herpes simplex, and Nipah virus. 

Suggested Alternatives for Differential Diagnosis California encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, herpes simplex encephalitis, meningitis, brain abscess, carcinomatous meningitis, CNS vasculitis, cerebrovascular disease. 

Material Safety Data Sheet-Infectious Substances Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine... 

Caution Humans are infectious for mosquitoes for at least seventy-two hours after the onset of symptoms, so mosquito control can provide an important measure of control to ensure prevention of secondary Venuzuelan equine encephalitis following either intentional or natural outbreaks of VEE. 

Biological Agents BACTERIA (Anthrax, Brucellosis, Cholera, Plague, Tularemia). VIRUSES (Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Rift Valley Fever, Smallpox, Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEE), Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola)). TOXINS (Botulinum, Ricin, Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB), Trichothecene Mycotoxins/T-2). 

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Aerosol None High 5-15 days 1-3 weeks High Relatively unstable Yes Not effective No... 

Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis 3.3.23 Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever... 

Venezuelan equine encephalitis Influenza-like disease caused by a virus leading to neurologic complications. 

This section addresses the viral forms of biological agents that would most likely be considered by terrorists. They include variola major (smallpox), Venezuelan equine encephalitis (encephalitis), Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Rift Valley hemorrhagic fever. 

Treatment — No specific antiviral therapy exists to treat Venezuelan equine encephalitis. Treatment is geared toward relieving headache or myalgia, controlling convulsions, and aiding breathing difficulties. Several experimental drugs (e.g., vaccines TC-83 and TC-84) have shown some promise in the treatment of this virus, but current data on their effectiveness in humans is insufficient.3... 

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