Autor(es): Bale James F

Resumo: Unique disorders appear episodically in human populations - cause life-threatening systemic or neurological disease. Historical examples of such disorders include von Economo encephalitis, a disorder of presumed viral etiology; acquired immune deficiency syndrome, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus; - severe acute respiratory syndrome, caused by a member of the coronavirus family. This article describes the factors that contribute to the emergence of infectious diseases - focuses on selected recent examples of emerging viral infections that can affect the nervous system of infants, children, - adolescents.

Imprenta: Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, v. 19, n. 3, p. 152-157, 2012

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.spen.2012.02.001

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology

Data de publicação: 2012

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