Glossary for Japanese encephalitis

• Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
• Brain infection: Infection of the brain including encephalitis
• Coma: Prolonged unconsciousness
• Death: The cessation of life
• Eastern equine encephalitis: Is a mosquito born virus that occurs in the eastern united states and causes disease in humans, horses and some birds
• Encephalitis: Dangerous infection of the brain
• Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
• Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
• Herpes simplex encephalitis: A form of encephalitis caused by the herpes simplex virus and characterized by fever, headache and neurological symptoms.
• High fever: Where a patient has an elevated temperature
• Intrauterine Growth Retardation: Slowly growing fetus in the womb during pregnancy
• Meningoencephalitis: A condition which is characterized by inflammation of the brain and meninges
• Paralysis: The loss of motor function due to dysfunction of the spinal cord
• Seizures - intellectual deficit due to hydroxylysinuria: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures and high levels of hydroxylysine in the urine.
• St. Louis encephalitis: Mosquito-borne type of brain infection (encephalitis)
• Vague symptoms: Vague, unclear, mild or non-specific symptoms
• Viral diseases: Any disease that is caused by a virus
• West nile encephalitis: A virus that is of the Flavivirus genus that causes the condition West Nile encephalitis
• Western equine encephalitis: An infectious disease caused by an arbovirus (Alphavirus - Togaviraidae) and transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The infection primarily attacks that central nervous system and severity can range from asymptomatic to severe complications and even death in rare cases.

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