La Crosse encephalitis

La Crosse encephalitis definition - medical

La Crosse encephalitis (lə krôsˈ)

noun
An often fatal infection of the brain caused by a virus occasionally present in the bloodstream of birds and transmitted to humans by the mosquito Aedes triseriatus.

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