West Nilen.

Brit.

/wɛst ˈnʌɪl/, U.S.

/wɛst ˈnaɪl/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name West Nile.

Etymology: < West Nile, name of a district of northwestern Uganda, where the virus was first isolated ( < west adj. + Nile, name of the river).

Virology and Medicine.

I. Compounds.

1. West Nile virus n. a flavivirus originally isolated in eastern Africa, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, usually between birds, but can cause epidemics of disease in humans and horses.West Nile virus is now known to be present in, or spreading to, many other parts of the world, reaching North America in 1999.

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rickettsial1925

West Nile virus1940

West Nile1943

Coxsackie1949

slow1954

Norwalk1977

1940 K. C. Smithburn et al. in Amer. Jrnl. Trop. Med. 20 471 The purpose of this paper is to report the isolation of one such [infective] agent, which we call the West Nile virus, and to describe some of its properties.

1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. I. v. 104/2 Recognizable disease due to West Nile virus infection has been observed in Israel.

1999 New Yorker 18 Oct. 90/1 Thousands of New Yorkers may have had West Nile virus replicating in their brains this summer without knowing it.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 29 Dec. a15/2 These so-called green pools can become a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus.

2. attributive. Designating the human disease caused by this virus, a febrile illness often complicated by encephalitis or meningitis; esp. in West Nile fever.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > bacterial or viral disorders > [adjective] > viral disorders

rickettsial1925

West Nile virus1940

West Nile1943

Coxsackie1949

slow1954

Norwalk1977

1943 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 37 95 Rift Valley fever, Bwamba forest fever and West Nile fever are almost certainly not restricted to Kenya and Uganda.

1961 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) xxv. 392 Antigenically related viruses have a similar ecology..in central Africa (West Nile encephalitis).

1999 Newsweek 11 Oct. 76/2 By late last week, health officials had confirmed 36 cases of West Nile fever among New York City residents and a dozen more cases in neighboring counties.

2004 Daily Tel. 9 June 10/3 The cow was also tested for West Nile disease, a virus spread via mosquitos.

II. Simple uses.

3. = West Nile virus n.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > bacterial or viral disorders > [noun] > viral disorders

virosis1927

Bornholm disease1933

rickettsialpox1946

virus1950

chikungunya1954

West Nile1960

Ross River1973

CV1985

SARS2003

corona2019

C-192020

Covid2020

Covid-192020

CV-192020

1960 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 54 102 On pathological and serological grounds..West Nile may be the most primitive of the Group B viruses.

1999 New Yorker 18 Oct. 90/3 But when West Nile moves with the birds there is splatter damage among humans.

2003 Smithsonian July 96/1 Lab studies show that West Nile can take up housekeeping in at least 36 species of mosquito, making it one of the most versatile arboviruses ever.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	west nile
释义	West Nilen. Brit. /wɛst ˈnʌɪl/, U.S. /wɛst ˈnaɪl/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name West Nile. Etymology: < West Nile, name of a district of northwestern Uganda, where the virus was first isolated ( < west adj. + Nile, name of the river). Virology and Medicine. I. Compounds. 1. West Nile virus n. a flavivirus originally isolated in eastern Africa, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, usually between birds, but can cause epidemics of disease in humans and horses.West Nile virus is now known to be present in, or spreading to, many other parts of the world, reaching North America in 1999. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > bacterial or viral disorders > [adjective] > viral disorders rickettsial1925 West Nile virus1940 West Nile1943 Coxsackie1949 slow1954 Norwalk1977 1940 K. C. Smithburn et al. in Amer. Jrnl. Trop. Med. 20 471 The purpose of this paper is to report the isolation of one such [infective] agent, which we call the West Nile virus, and to describe some of its properties. 1983 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. I. v. 104/2 Recognizable disease due to West Nile virus infection has been observed in Israel. 1999 New Yorker 18 Oct. 90/1 Thousands of New Yorkers may have had West Nile virus replicating in their brains this summer without knowing it. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 29 Dec. a15/2 These so-called green pools can become a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus. 2. attributive. Designating the human disease caused by this virus, a febrile illness often complicated by encephalitis or meningitis; esp. in West Nile fever. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > bacterial or viral disorders > [adjective] > viral disorders rickettsial1925 West Nile virus1940 West Nile1943 Coxsackie1949 slow1954 Norwalk1977 1943 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 37 95 Rift Valley fever, Bwamba forest fever and West Nile fever are almost certainly not restricted to Kenya and Uganda. 1961 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) xxv. 392 Antigenically related viruses have a similar ecology..in central Africa (West Nile encephalitis). 1999 Newsweek 11 Oct. 76/2 By late last week, health officials had confirmed 36 cases of West Nile fever among New York City residents and a dozen more cases in neighboring counties. 2004 Daily Tel. 9 June 10/3 The cow was also tested for West Nile disease, a virus spread via mosquitos. II. Simple uses. 3. = West Nile virus n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > bacterial or viral disorders > [noun] > viral disorders virosis1927 Bornholm disease1933 rickettsialpox1946 virus1950 chikungunya1954 West Nile1960 Ross River1973 CV1985 SARS2003 corona2019 C-192020 Covid2020 Covid-192020 CV-192020 1960 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 54 102 On pathological and serological grounds..West Nile may be the most primitive of the Group B viruses. 1999 New Yorker 18 Oct. 90/3 But when West Nile moves with the birds there is splatter damage among humans. 2003 Smithsonian July 96/1 Lab studies show that West Nile can take up housekeeping in at least 36 species of mosquito, making it one of the most versatile arboviruses ever. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1940
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