West Nile Virus

pathogen

RNA virus (Flavivirus)

Vector

Mosquito

Sylanic Vector

Culex spp

Host Vector

Many many

resevoir

Birds

Bridge Vector

vector of the pathogen from the sylvanic cycle to an alternate host

Vector competency

possessing the ability to acquire and then transmit a pathogen to a host

Antigen

any foreign substance that initiates an immune response

Antibody

immunoglobin proteins produced B-cells that bind to antigens

Antibiotic

Any substance produced by a microorganism that adversely affects or kills another microorganism

IgM

immunoglobulin (indicate current infection)

IgG

immunoglobulin gamma (indicates past infection)

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

obtains immunoglobulin

MIR

minimum infection rate