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Coxsackie B virus

Index Coxsackie B virus

Coxsackie B is a group of six serotypes of Coxsackievirus, a pathogenic enterovirus, that trigger illness ranging from gastrointestinal distress to full-fledged pericarditis and myocarditis (Coxsackievirus-induced cardiomyopathy). [1]

28 relations: Anti-inflammatory, Aseptic meningitis, Bornholm disease, Cardiac arrest, Central nervous system, Chest pain, Connecticut, Coxsackievirus, Coxsackievirus-induced cardiomyopathy, Diabetes mellitus type 1, ELISA, Enterovirus, Fever, Headache, Joseph L. Melnick, Kentucky, Myalgia, Myocarditis, New York (state), Ohio, Palliative care, Pathogen, Pericarditis, Philippines, Picornavirus, Robert M. Chanock, Serology, Sore throat.

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-inflammatory, or antiinflammatory, refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation or swelling.

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Aseptic meningitis

Aseptic meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges, a membrane covering the brain and spinal cord in patients whose cerebral spinal fluid test negative with routine bacterial cultures.

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Bornholm disease

Bornholm disease or epidemic pleurodynia or epidemic myalgia is a disease caused by the Coxsackie B virus or other viruses.

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Cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest is a sudden loss of blood flow resulting from the failure of the heart to effectively pump.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

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Chest pain

Chest pain is pain in any region of the chest.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Coxsackievirus

Coxsackievirus is a virus that belongs to a family of nonenveloped, linear, positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses, Picornaviridae and the genus Enterovirus, which also includes poliovirus and echovirus.

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Coxsackievirus-induced cardiomyopathy

Coxsackieviruses-induced cardiomyopathy are positive-stranded RNA viruses in picornavirus family and the genus enterovirus, acute enterovirus infections such as Coxsackievirus B3 have been identified as the cause of virally induced acute myocarditis, resulting in dilated cardiomyopathy.

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Diabetes mellitus type 1

Diabetes mellitus type 1, also known as type 1 diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus in which not enough insulin is produced.

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ELISA

The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a test that uses antibodies and color change to identify a substance.

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Enterovirus

Enteroviruses are a genus of positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses associated with several human and mammalian diseases.

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Fever

Fever, also known as pyrexia and febrile response, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set-point.

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Headache

Headache is the symptom of pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck.

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Joseph L. Melnick

Joseph Louis Melnick (October 9, 1914 – January 7, 2001) was an American epidemiologist who performed breakthrough research on the spread of polio, with The New York Times calling him "a founder of modern virology".

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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Myalgia

Myalgia, or muscle pain, is a symptom of many diseases and disorders.

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Myocarditis

Myocarditis, also known as inflammatory cardiomyopathy, is inflammation of the heart muscle.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

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Palliative care

Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical and nursing care for people with life-limiting illnesses.

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Pathogen

In biology, a pathogen (πάθος pathos "suffering, passion" and -γενής -genēs "producer of") or a '''germ''' in the oldest and broadest sense is anything that can produce disease; the term came into use in the 1880s.

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Pericarditis

Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium (the fibrous sac surrounding the heart).

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Picornavirus

A picornavirus is a virus belonging to the family Picornaviridae, a family of viruses in the order Picornavirales.

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Robert M. Chanock

Robert Merritt Chanock (July 8, 1924 – July 30, 2010) was an American pediatrician and virologist who made major contributions to the prevention and treatment of childhood respiratory infections in more than 50 years spent at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Serology

Serology is the scientific study of serum and other bodily fluids.

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Sore throat

Sore throat, also known as throat pain, is pain or irritation of the throat.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coxsackie_B_virus

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