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Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. Sometimes, encephalitis can result from a bacterial infection, such as bacterial meningitis, or it may be a complication of other infectious diseases like rabies (viral) or syphilis (bacterial). Certain parasitic protozoal infestations, like by toxoplasma, can also cause encephalitis in people with compromised immune systems. Brain damage occurs as the inflamed brain pushes against the skull, and can l ...
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Resources
- Arboviral Encephalitis Cases Reported, by Type, United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF File
- Beat the Bugs with DEET (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- CDC Answers Your Questions about St. Louis Encephalitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Encephalitis (National Institutes of Health)
- Computed Tomography (CT)-Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Directors of Health Promotion and Education
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
- Encephalitis (Nemours Foundation)
- Encephalitis (National Institutes of Health)
- Encephalitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Encephalitis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Encephalitis (Medline Plus)
- Encephalitis (MayoClinic)
- Encephalitis and Meningitis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Encephalitis and Meningitis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Encephalitis Lethargica (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Encephalitis Lethargica (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Encephalitis Meningitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Functional MR Imaging (fMRI) - Brain (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Japanese Encephalitis: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Meningitis and Encephalitis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Mosquitoes: How to Control Them (Environmental Protection Agency)
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Pesticides and Mosquito Control (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs)
- Rasmussen's Encephalitis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Rasmussen's Encephalitis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Rasmussen/'s Encephalitis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- St. Louis and LaCrosse Encephalitis Viruses (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Tickborne Encephalitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Yellow Book: Health Information for International Travel, 2003-2004, The (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
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