West Nile virus

West Nile virus

noun

Definition of WEST NILE VIRUS

1

: a flavivirus (species West Nile virus of the genus Flavivirus) that causes an illness marked by fever, headache, muscle ache, skin rash, and sometimes encephalitis or meningitis and that is spread especially from birds to humans by mosquitoes

2

: the illness caused by West Nile virus

Origin of WEST NILE VIRUS

from West Nile province of Uganda, where the virus was isolated in 1937

First Known Use: 1940

Rhymes with WEST NILE VIRUS

arbovirus, bearded iris, echovirus, hantavirus, herpesvirus, lentivirus, parvovirus, rhinovirus, rotavirus