VENEZUELAN ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
Flammability | 0 | |
Toxicity | 3 | |
Body Contact | 1 | |
Reactivity | 0 | |
Chronic | 0 | |
SCALE: Min/Nil=0 Low=1 Moderate=2 High=3 Extreme=4 |
Single stranded enveloped RNA togaviridae and alphavirus.
"Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis", VEE, "Venezuelan Equine Fever", Arbovirus
Considered an unlikely route of entry in commercial/industrial environments.
The dust may produce eye discomfort causing smarting, pain and redness.
INCUBATION PERIOD:
Principal routes of exposure are by skin contact, accidental injection (needle stick), ingestion and/or inhalation of aerosols. Symptoms and longer term effects are related to the pathology of the infection.