ALL meanings of west nile virus
west Nile vi·rus
W w - noun west nile virus infection transmitted by mosquitoes 1
- noun west nile virus an illness caused by a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, characterized in a small percentage of infected persons by fever, headache, muscle weakness, and sometimes encephalitis or meningitis. 1
- noun west nile virus the virus that causes this illness. 1
- noun west nile virus A particular flavivirus, dangerous to humans. 0
- noun west nile virus a virus transmitted from infected birds by the common culex mosquito and causing a form of encephalitis (West Nile encephalitis or fever) that is characterized by fever, headache, drowsiness, nausea, and a rash 0