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Encephalitis
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. There are several different types of encephalitis, the most common type being acute viral encephalitis, which is a sudden onset viral infection of the brain. Less commonly, encephalitis can occur after a viral infection elsewhere in the body.
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Reviewed October 2011
11 Resources Found
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| Title: | Japanese encephalitis |
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| Publisher: | Queensland Health |
| Description: | Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a serious infection of the brain caused by a virus that can be spread by some (but not all) types of mosquitoes. Pigs are important hosts for the virus, allowing it to multiply to very high levels in their blood. Mosquitoes that feed on infected pigs can become infected with the virus. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Encephalitis (viral encephalitis) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain parenchyma (the functional part of the brain). Provides information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Viral encephalitis |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Viral encephalitis is inflammation of the brain caused by a virus. The major risk from viral meningitis is permanent brain damage. Children aged one year or less and adults aged 55 years and over are more vulnerable to life threatening complications. Viruses that can cause encephalitis include enteroviruses such as poliovirus and echovirus, herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, adenovirus, rubella, measles, Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus, Kunjin virus and Japanese encephalitis virus. |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Chickenpox in adults - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | When adults catch chickenpox it can be a serious problem. Find out about the complications of chickenpox, and how to prevent it. |
| Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Title: | Treatment for Fisher syndrome, Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis and related disorders |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Fisher syndrome is an uncommon paralysing illness, usually caused by autoimmune inflammation of nerves following an infection. Fisher syndrome is characterised by impairment of eye movements, abnormal co-ordination and loss of tendon reflexes. It is a v... |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Vaccines for preventing tick-borne encephalitis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a disease of the central nervous system caused by a tick-borne viral infection. TBE can lead to severe neurological syndromes, which can result in death. Many species of wild and domestic animals act as hosts of ticks; ... |
| Title: | Vaccines for preventing Japanese encephalitis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Japanese encephalitis is a viral disease of the central nervous system with general symptoms of headache, fever, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Most people recover within a week without further complications, but approximately 1 in 300 suffers additional and ... |
| Date: | May 2007 |
| Title: | Japanese encephalitis - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Japanese encephalitis is a viral disease that is spread by a particular type of mosquito. The virus can cause inflammation of your brain (encephalitis) and the membranes that cover it. |
| Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Title: | Interim national guidelines for the prevention, management and control of Murray Valley encephalitis virus |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The National Guidelines for the Prevention, Management and Control of vector-borne diseases in Australia are a series of guidelines that describe an Australian strategic approach for an arbovirus outbreak. The aims of the Guidelines are to define the steps in identifying an outbreak of arbovirus disease and detail the appropriate information to enable an effective response. This document contains the guidelines for Murray Valley encephalitis virus. |
| Date: | May 2006 |
| Title: | Encephalitis |
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| Publisher: | Raising Children Network (RCN) |
| Description: | Encephalitis is an infection of the brain caused by any number of organisms, especially viruses. The most common include Herpes simplex, the chickenpox virus (varicella), the measles virus and the glandular fever virus (Epstein-Barr virus). |
| Date: | May 2006 |
| Title: | Murray Valley Encephalitis |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service |
| Description: | A guide to Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVE), a serious mosquito borne disease, usually occurring in remote north western Australia. |
| Date: | Apr 2001 |
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