Encephalitis

  • 81Russian spring-summer encephalitis — Rus·sian spring sum·mer encephalitis rəsh ən .spriŋ səm ər n a tick borne encephalitis of Europe and Asia that is transmitted by ticks of the genus Ixodes see LOUPING ILL * * * Russian tick borne encephalitis the severe form of tick borne… …

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  • 82tick-borne encephalitis — any of several types of epidemic encephalitis spread by the bites of ticks (usually species of Ixodes) that are infected with flaviviruses. They are most common during the spring and summer months, range from mild to fatal, and may affect organs… …

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  • 83acute inclusion body encephalitis — noun common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes • Syn: ↑herpes simplex encephalitis, ↑herpes encephalitis • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis …

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  • 84Dawson's encephalitis — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… …

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  • 85epidemic encephalitis — 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, ↑lethargic encephalitis, ↑encephalitis lethargica •… …

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  • 86herpes encephalitis — noun common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes • Syn: ↑herpes simplex encephalitis, ↑acute inclusion body encephalitis • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis …

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  • 87herpes simplex encephalitis — noun common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes • Syn: ↑herpes encephalitis, ↑acute inclusion body encephalitis • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis …

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  • 88inclusion body encephalitis — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… …

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  • 89subacute inclusion body encephalitis — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… …

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  • 90Van Bogaert encephalitis — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… …

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