WNV Glossary

WNV Glossary

Brudzinski's sign	An indication of meningitis; flexing the neck causes hips & knees to flex.
CDC	US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Corvid	a bird of the crow family; ravens, crows, jays
Flaviviridae	A family of spherical, lipid enveloped, protein encapsulated, single stranded RNA viruses that include: HCV, WNV, Dengue and Yellow fever, etc.
Kernig's sign	An indication of meningitis. While supine, with hip flexed at 90 degrees, lower leg cannot be extended.
Meningoencephalitis	Inflammation/infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and the brain tissue.
Pleocytosis	The presence of more cells than normal.
Vector	An organism that transmits an infectious agent from one organism to another.