Month: December 2018

What is West Nile Fever? West Nile fever (syn: West Nile encephalitis, West Nile encephalitis, Nile encephalitis, West Nile fever, Encephalitis Nili occidentalis – Latin; West-Nile encephalitis – English) is an acute transmissible viral disease

What is Brazilian purple fever? Brazilian purple fever was first reported in one of the districts of São Paulo in 1984. Since then, there have been occasional outbreaks of the disease in the cities of

What is Q fever? Q fever – zoonotic acute rickettsiosis with the development of reticuloendotheliosis, intoxication syndrome, often with atypical pneumonia. The name “Q-fever” (from the English queri – unclear) was suggested by E. Derrick,