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Rintatolimod, sold under the tradename Ampligen, is a medication intended for treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). [1] There is some evidence it may improve some ME/CFS symptoms. [1] It is an immunomodulatory double-stranded RNA drug similar to the prototypical RNA poly I:C.
Avian encephalomyelitis virus Tremovirus , also known epidemic tremor , is a virus genus belonging to the Picornaviridae family. [ 2 ] The genus has two species, Tremovirus A , which is also called Avian encephalomyelitis virus , and Tremovirus B .
Management of ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) focuses on symptoms management, as no treatments that address the root cause of the illness are available. [1]: 29 Pacing, or regulating one's activities to avoid triggering worse symptoms, is the most common management strategy for post-exertional malaise.
Treatment is usually supportive in nature while also providing antiviral drug therapy. The primary exception to this is herpes simplex encephalitis, which is treatable with acyclovir . Prognosis is good for most individuals who are infected by an encephalitic virus but is poor among those who develop severe symptoms, including viral encephalitis.
Avian encephalomyelitis - Picornavirus. AKA epidemic tremor. Avian polyomavirus - AKA Budgerigar fledgling disease; Border disease - Pestivirus, AKA hairy shaker disease, disease in sheep and goats. Duck viral hepatitis - Various viruses. Encephalomyocarditis - Cardiovirus, disease in pigs and rodents.
Acute - the most common diseases caused by acute viral infections are encephalitis, flaccid paralysis, aseptic meningitis, post infectious and encephalomyelitis.; Chronic - the most common diseases caused by chronic viral infections are subacute-sclerosing panencephalitis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, retrovirus disease and spongiform encephalopathies.
The Western equine encephalomyelitis virus is the causative agent of relatively uncommon viral disease Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE). An alphavirus of the family Togaviridae , the WEE virus is an arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) transmitted by mosquitoes of the genera Culex and Culiseta . [ 2 ]
No drugs effectively inhibit or cure the virus infection without toxicity. Therefore, treatment aims at reversing the immune deficiency to slow or stop the disease progress. In patients on immunosuppression, this means stopping the drugs or using plasma exchange to accelerate the removal of the biologic agent that put the person at risk for PML.