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What is Encephalitis all about?
Encephalitis can be caused by a mosquito called the Culex. It caused seizures, memory loss, personality changes, or brain damage.
What is encephalitis lethargica?
Encephalitis lethargica is an inflammation of the brain caused by two trypanosomes (microscopic protozoan parasites).
What type of cell is encephalitis?
"Encephalitis" is not a type of cell, it is an inflammation of the brain, caused by either a virus or bacteria.
What causes western equine encephalitis?
Western equine encephalitis is caused by an arbovirus an transmitted by insect bites, commonly mosquitos.
What is prenatal encephalitis?
Primary encephalitis is caused by direct infection by the virus, while secondary encephalitis is due to a post-infectious immune reaction to viral infection elsewhere in the body
Is encephalitis genetic?
No. Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain that is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. It can be aftereffect of another disease such as herpes or a complication of syphilis but it is not genetic.
What is the medical definition of encephalitis?
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hyper-sensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis.
What is arbovirus encephalitis?
Encephalitis is a serious inflammation of the brain, Arbovirus encephalitis is caused by a virus from the Arbovirus group. The term arbovirus stands for Arthro-pod-borne virus because these viruses are passed to humans by members of the phylum Arthropoda.
Is caused by a virus?
The viral diseases include: yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, La Crosse encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and Western equine encephalitis (WEE), dengue fever, chikungunya, epidemic polyarthritis, Rift Valley fever, Ross River Fever, St. Louis encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) and HIV.
Is encephalitis a communicable disease?
Encephalitis can be caused by a number of organisms, including the herpes virus and while the condition itself isn't contagious, the causative organism may be. The word "infectious" is misleading.
What Pathogen causes encephalitis?
The illness, which can be fatal, is transmitted from one infected person to another by the tsetse fly. While it can occur globally, encephalitis lethargica is especially prevalent in Africa.
Is there a antibiotic for encephalitis?
That depends on whether it is bacterial encephalitis or viral encephalitis. Bacterial encephalitis is treated with antibiotics, while viral encephalitis is not.
