| Disease Name |
Viral encephalitis |
| Virus Name |
West Nile virus |
| Capsid Symmetry |
Icosahedral |
| Capsid Naked/Enveloped |
Enveloped |
| Family |
Flaviviridae |
| Genus |
Flavivirus |
| Genome |
Single-stranded positive-sense RNA |
| Proteome |
Three structural (C, prM/M and E) and seven non-structural proteins (NS1, NS2A, NS2B, NS3, NS4A, NS4B and NS5) |
| Antigenic Target |
WNV strains |
| Incubation Period |
2 to 6 days |
| Zoonotic Evidence |
Yes |
| Host |
Human, birds, ticks, mosquitoes |
| Chronology_Time |
First isolated in 1937 |
| Regions Affected |
Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia and Europe |
| Susceptible Age Group |
Children aged under one year and adults aged over 55 years |
| Transmission Route |
Zoonosis, arthropod bite |
| Symptoms |
fever and headache and rapidly worsen with seizures (fits), confusion, drowsiness, and loss of consciousness |
| Co-infection |
HIV |
| Genome Reference |
Genome Link |
| Proteome Reference |
Proteome Link |
| References |
Reference 1 |