Abstract
West Nile Fever is transmitted by West Nile Virus (WNV), which is a
single-stranded RNS flavivirus. This disease is transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes.
This disease is endemic in various countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America
[1, 2]. There is no vaccine yet for this disease which is displayed by various symptoms
in humans varying from neurological squealae (encephalitis) and meningitis. Apart
from this, patients report fever, headache, and myalgia as well.
Keywords: MicroRNAs, MyD88, Myeloid differentiation factor 88-deficient (Myd88−/−), NF-κB, STAT1, TRAF3.
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Jayalakshmi Krishnan ;West Nile Virus and Toll-like Receptors, Toll-Like Receptors in Vector-borne Diseases (2023) 1: 52. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815124545123010010
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815124545123010010 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |