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West Nile fever: lessons from the 2002 season
Steven M Gordon1, Carlos M Isada
1Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA. gordons@ccf.org
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|June 5, 2003
Abstract:
West Nile fever has now spread to much of the United States. This disease can be diagnosed using one of several laboratory tests, notably an immunoglobulin M enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. It can cause devastating neurologic damage, including an unusual polio-like syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging is an important imaging tool in such patients. Treatment is largely supportive, although antiviral agents are under investigation.