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La Crosse virus
Epidemiology:
- transmitted by mosquitoes
- Eastern & central U.S.
Pathology:
- viral encephalitis
Clinical manifestations:
- symptoms generally mild
- no motor weakness
Laboratory:
- La Crosse virus serology
- La Crosse virus RNA
General
California encephalitis virus; California group viruses; California serogroup encephalitis virus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: RNA
SINGLE-STRANDED
NEGATIVE-STRAND
CIRCULAR
GENOME-SIZE: 13-21 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015