Talk:Ross River virus

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[edit] Merge

Is this the same as Ross River Fever? If so this looks to be the better of the two but the other may be the correct name. Either way I don't have the skills to do the merge as I know nothing about them. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 21:35, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

  • I'm no doctor. But colloquially in Australia the two terms seem to be interchangeable. A merger would really need medical science advice, but it sounds good to me. I was going to suggest it myself. Alpheus (talk) 23:52, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
    • I believe that the 'Ross River Virus' refers to the actual virus itself whereas 'Ross River Fever' refers to the combination of symptoms that are caused by the virus. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.177.101.88 (talk) 03:01, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

They arnt the same. Ross River Virus relates to the viral effects, while Ross River Fever is the name for the disorder as an entity. Sorry if that doesnt make sense, but i am actually suffereing from Ross River Fever at the moment :P. My opinion is to combine the Ross River Virus article and make it a section in the Ross River Fever article. Kiran 13:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)