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Overview

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Epidemiology Frequency: 42 French-Polynesian patients reported (2013 to 2014) Season: Summer Geography: Africa; Asia; South America; Mexico Mosquito-borne (Aedes) Other possible transmission: Sexual; Perinatal Some patients with evidence of previous Dengue Organism Arbovirus, flavivirus genus Single-stranded RNA Neurotropic Similar viruses: Dengue, Yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile & Saint-Louis encephalitis Clinical Infection Syndrome Symptomatic in 18% Influenza-like Fever: Low-grade Pain: Arthralgia (Small joints of hands & feet), Myalgia, Headache, retroocular Conjunctivitis:

Related Conditions

Shared genes

Acute Motor (Axonal) Neuropathy (AMAN)

Antibodies vs Glycolipids & Glycoproteins

C. Anti-GM1 Antibodies

Chronic Immune Demyelinating Neuropathies: Variants

Features of motor syndromes: Likely response to therapy

Guillain-Barré-like syndrome with serum IgM binding to GalNAc-GD1a ganglioside

GD1AGM1PATHOLOGY

Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome: Proximal Arm Predominant 1,

Motor neuropathy-Motor neuron syndromes

External Resources

WUSTL Neuromuscular

Washington University Disease Center

Biomedical Literature

NCBI Expert-Authored Reviews

Portal for Rare Diseases

National Organization for Rare Disorders

Data sourced from the Washington University Neuromuscular Disease Center. For clinical use, always refer to primary sources.