Nipah Virus [virus Nipah]
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- Terms
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Nipah henipavirus
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D045405
Definition
A species of HENIPAVIRUS, closely related to HENDRA VIRUS, which emerged in Peninsular Malaysia in 1998. It causes a severe febrile VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS in humans and also encephalitis and RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS in pigs. Fruit bats (PTEROPUS) are the natural host.
- Annotation
- infection: coordinate IM with HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)
- DUI
- D045405 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0332640
- Previous indexing
- Paramyxovirinae (1999-2003)
- History note
- 2004; use PARAMYXOVIRINAE 2000-2003
- Public note
- 2004; see PARAMYXOVIRINAE 2000-2003
Allowable subheadings
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- DE
- drug effects
- EN
- enzymology
- GE
- genetics 1
- GD
- growth & development 1
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification 1
- ME
- metabolism
- PY
- pathogenicity 4
- PH
- physiology
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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Organisms