Murray Valley encephalitis

Introduction: Murray Valley encephalitis

A mosquito-borne virus that occurs in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea and can cause encephalitis. The Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection may produce no symptoms in some people but of those that do become ill, it is estimated that about 20% die and 50% of survivors have permanent neurological damage. It is estimated that only about 1 in 500 infected people actually become ill.

Symptoms of Murray Valley encephalitis

• See also symptoms of encephalitis

Medical Textbooks Online about Murray Valley encephalitis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Murray Valley encephalitis?

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Misdiagnosis and Murray Valley encephalitis

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or Alzheimer's...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for which...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers,...read more »

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Causes of Murray Valley encephalitis

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Prevention of Murray Valley encephalitis

Prevention information for Murray Valley encephalitis has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Murray Valley encephalitis.

• Avoid mosquito bites
• See also prevention of mosquito bites
• See also prevention of mosquito-borne diseases

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Statistics for Murray Valley encephalitis

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