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Age: Although people of any age can develop a serious infection, the risk is higher for adults older than 50 and children younger than 15. Immune system: People who have a weakened immune system due to cancer treatments or organ transplantation are more at risk of developing a severe infection.
- EEE: A worried parent’s questions, answered
What are the signs and symptoms of EEE? It’s important to...
- EEE: A worried parent’s questions, answered
Age groups most affected by EEE include: Adolescents (children younger than 15). Adults older than 50. In addition, a weakened immune system may lead to severe symptoms. This can be the result of: Cancer treatment. Organ transplantation. Diabetes. High blood pressure. Kidney disease.
15 Μαΐ 2024 · Signs and symptoms of neurologic disease include fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, behavioral changes, drowsiness, and coma. In infants, neurologic disease often occurs soon after onset; in older children and adults, encephalitis might occur after several days of systemic illness.
23 Ιουν 2020 · What are the signs and symptoms of EEE? It’s important to distinguish between early warning signs that may begin 4 to 10 days after a mosquito bite, and the neurological symptoms specific to EEE — and understand how they relate to each other.
15 Μαΐ 2024 · The incubation period for eastern equine encephalitis ranges from 4 to 10 days but can be several weeks in patients who are immunocompromised. Signs and symptoms in patients with neuroinvasive disease can include headache, meningismus, confusion, focal neurologic deficits, seizures, and coma.
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), commonly called Triple E or sleeping sickness (not to be confused with African trypanosomiasis), is a disease caused by a zoonotic mosquito-vectored Togavirus that is present in North, Central, and South America, and the Caribbean.
6 Σεπ 2024 · What are EEE’s main symptoms and how severe can an infection be? Researchers do not have great estimates on how often people become sick after being infected with the virus. Our best estimate...
