| 释义 |
Definition of Murray Valley encephalitis in English: Murray Valley encephalitisnoun mass nounA severe form of encephalitis occurring primarily in Australia. mosquitoes are important agents in transmitting Murray Valley encephalitis Example sentencesExamples - The symptoms of Murray Valley encephalitis virus include severe headache, high fever, drowsiness, neck stiffness, tremor, and seizures.
- You've probably heard of Murray Valley encephalitis, part of the same family as the West Nile virus.
- An American woman was diagnosed with Murray Valley Encephalitis last summer.
- Crops were destroyed, and outbreaks of disease, such as Murray Valley encephalitis, took their toll.
- The professor said Ross River fever, Barmah Forest virus, and Murray Valley encephalitis were the most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases.
- Australia already had an 'X disease', now known as Murray valley encephalitis.
- The causative virus was then isolated and the disease named Murray Valley Encephalitis.
- The Health Department warning comes after the Murray Valley Encephalitis virus was detected in chicken flocks in the Riverina region of NSW, near Victoria's northern border.
- Some regions are at risk of more serious pathogens such as dengue and Murray Valley encephalitis viruses.
- Over 7,000 of the mosquitoes were this species, and therefore potentially carriers of the deadly Murray Valley encephalitis and of Ross River Fever.
Origin 1950s: from the Murray River, with which the disease is associated in southern Australia after periods of heavy rainfall. |