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encephalitis

[en-sef-uh-lahy-tis] / ɛnˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs /


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In these cases, the virus affects the brain or nervous system and can cause encephalitis or meningitis, which can result in an infection of the brain or surrounding tissue.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

His polio research was interrupted by World War II, during which he worked on a vaccine for Japanese encephalitis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Helen is currently at Swansea's Morriston Hospital after developing autoimmune encephalitis, a complication that can follow the viral form.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

Anyone at any age can get encephalitis, with up to 6,000 cases in the UK each year and potentially hundreds of thousands worldwide, according to Encephalitis International.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

Then there were all the diseases one is vulnerable to in the woods—giardiasis, eastern equine encephalitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, schistosomiasis, brucellosis, and shigellosis, to offer but a sampling.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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