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- adjective medicine Capable of
infecting thenervous system
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Examples
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The most severe type of West Nile infection is neuroinvasive and usually results in a swelling of the brain or spinal cord - putting the individual at risk of brain damage or death.
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East Baton Rouge has had four cases of the neuroinvasive disease while Ascension registered one case, DHH reported.
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Of these, 33 states and DC reported 386 cases of WNV neuroinvasive disease, for an incidence of 0.13 per 100,000 population.
JAMA current issue 2010
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Mosquitoes also can transmit Saint Louis encephalitis, a rare but severe neuroinvasive disease that can cause death in older people.
GJSentinel.com 2010
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The five states with the highest incidence of WNV neuroinvasive disease were Mississippi (1.05 per 100,000),
JAMA current issue 2010
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POCATELLO - Bingham County currently has 24 confirmed cases of human West Nile virus and seven incidents of neuroinvasive West Nile were also reported.
unknown title 2009
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"Healthcare providers should consider that commercially available WNV IgM kits are only intended to help provide a presumptive diagnosis of WNV neuroinvasive disease when requesting testing and interpreting the results," the editors wrote.
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009
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The needlestick exposed the scientist to cell-culture fluid containing the neuroinvasive-lineage
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The neuroinvasive strain can include encephalitis and meningitis, she said.
unknown title 2009
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In Bannock County there has been one reported case of West Nile and one neuroinvasive incident reported.
unknown title 2009
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