WEST NILE VIRUS

Course overview

THE WEST NILE VIRUS IS AN ENVELOPED, SINGLE-STRANDED RNA ARBOVIRUS THAT CAN CAUSE DISEASE IN HUMANS. THESE RANGE FROM THE ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTED PATIENT TO FEVER AND MALAISE TO FLORID NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS SECONDARY TO ENCEPHALITIS AND NEUROINVASIVE DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFECTION FROM WEST NILE VIRUS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN COLLABORATING TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THE TREATMENT OF THIS CONDITION.