Encephalitis
21Encephalitis, LAC — LaCrosse encephalitis, one of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus is a virus that is arthropod borne (carried by a mosquito, tick or another kind of arthropod). The arbovirus infects and inflames the… …
22Encephalitis, LaCrosse — One of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus is a virus that is arthropod borne (carried by a mosquito, tick or another kind of arthropod). The arbovirus infects and inflames the brain. LaCrosse… …
23Encephalitis, Rasmussen — A rare progressive neurological disorder that is characterized by intractable seizures and progressive neurologic deterioration. To be more precise, there are frequent and severe seizures (convulsions), progressive loss of motor skills and speech …
24Encephalitis lethargica — Die Europäische Schlafkrankheit (Encephalitis lethargica) ist eine bereits von Hippokrates beschriebene Form der Gehirnentzündung, welche Lethargie, unkontrollierte Schlafanfälle und eine temporäre, der Parkinson Krankheit ähnliche Störung… …
25Encephalitis, St. Louis — A disease caused by a virus (first observed in Illinois in 1932) transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito to people. St. Louis encephalitis occurs typically in the summer and early fall. In the U.S., the virus is rarely found outside… …
26Encephalitis, West Nile — A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex mosquito and then to people. The virus is named after the area it was first found in Uganda. West Nile fever occurs in parts of Africa and Asia and …
27encephalitis lethargica — noun an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness • Syn: ↑sleeping sickness, ↑sleepy sickness, ↑epidemic encephalitis, ↑lethargic encephalitis •… …
28Encephalitis, Nipah virus — Brain inflammation (encephalitis) due to the Nipah virus that infects pigs and people. Nipah is the name of the first village the virus struck near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. (The Nipah virus is similar to Hendra virus that was discovered in… …
29encephalitis lethargica — [lɪ θα:dʒɪkə] noun a form of encephalitis caused by a virus and characterized by headache and drowsiness leading to coma …
30encephalitis — noun (plural encephalitides) Date: 1843 inflammation of the brain • encephalitic adjective …
