ARBOVIRUS ENCEPHALITIDES

Course overview

ARBOVIRUSES REFER TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF VIRUSES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED VIA MOSQUITOS, TICKS, OR SANDFLIES AND ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING A WIDE RANGE OF DISEASES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE DISEASE PROCESSES CAUSED BY THESE INFECTIOUS AGENTS, GIVEN THE INCREASING FREQUENCY OF INFECTION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL EMERGING DISEASES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARBOVIRUS ENCEPHALITIDES AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.