SAINT LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS


Meaning of SAINT LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS in English

Pronunciation: - ' lü- ə s-

Function: noun

Etymology: Saint Louis, Mo.

Date: 1934

: a No. American encephalitis that is caused by a flavivirus (species Saint Louis encephalitis virus of the genus Flavivirus ) transmitted by several culex mosquitoes

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