Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, or AES, refers to a condition characterized by brain inflammation and cognitive disturbances, ...

Encephalitis is a serious condition in which an infection or autoimmune response triggers inflammation of the brain. The ...

Encephalitis and meningitis are both conditions that affect your brain. Both can be caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites. They’re also both considered serious and need to be treated right ...

Encephalitis can be characterized as either primary or secondary. Whereas primary encephalitis arises when a virus or other type of agent directly infects the brain, secondary encephalitis is due to ...

The number of patients is the approximate number reported. Data on brain abnormalities are based on T 2-weighted MRI of the head with fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR). Unless otherwise ...

They may be divided into several types, for example, one type is paraneoplastic disorders caused by antibodies that are directed against intracellular antigens found in association with underlying ...

In 1917, at the height of the Great War, a new and mysterious disease emerged into the world, before vanishing a few years later. Although it was to prove less destructive than the 1918 influenza ...

Eastern equine encephalitis is a virus that is primarily transmitted by certain mosquitoes. It was first identified in horses that died of encephalitis along the mid-Atlantic coast in 1933. EEE was ...

79-year-old Tony Gomez spent two weeks on a ventilator after contracting St. Louis encephalitis, a rare mosquito-borne virus now confirmed in South Texas.

A new mosquito pool in Kingsville has tested positive for St. Louis Encephalitis Virus. Crews will spray nearby areas for ...