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Sigma KEE - WestNileFever

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west nile fever

A flu-like disease that is caused by the WestNileVirus. The disease is generally not life-threatening. However, it can be very serious if it progresses to West Nile Encephalitis, West Nile Meningitis or West Nile Meningoencephalitis, all of which are inflammations of the brain and/or spinal cord.

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Instances	abstract	Properties or qualities as distinguished from any particular embodiment of the properties/qualities in a physical medium. Instances of Abstract can be said to exist in the same sense as mathematical objects such as sets and relations, but they cannot exist at a particular place and time without some physical encoding or embodiment.
	attribute	Qualities which we cannot or choose not to reify into subclasses of.
	biological attribute	Attributes that apply specifically to instances of OrganicObject (Organism or AnatomicalStructure).
	disease or syndrome	A BiologicalAttribute which qualifies something that alters or interferes with a normal process, state or activity of an Organism. It is usually characterized by the abnormal functioning of one or more of the host's systems, parts, or Organs.
	entity	The universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
	infectious disease	Any DiseaseOrSyndrome that is caused by a Microorganism.
	internal attribute	Any Attribute of an Entity that is an internal property of the Entity, e.g. its shape, its color, its fragility, etc.
	viral disease	A disease that is caused by instances of a Virus.
Belongs to Class	entity

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