Symptoms & Signs
ECHO viruses cause a wide variety of conditions. Symptoms depend on the type of disease:
- Aseptic meningitis
- Croup
- Encephalitis
- Mouth sores (herpangina)
- Myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Pneumonia
- Skin rashes
- Upper respiratory infection
- Viral pharyngitis
Diagnosis & Tests
ECHO virus can be identified from:
- Rectal culture
- Spinal fluid culture
- Stool culture
- Throat culture
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ECHO virus : Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
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ECHO virus : Symptoms & Signs, Diagnosis & Tests
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ECHO virus : Treatment
Review Date : 9/3/2008
Reviewed By : D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University.� Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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