encephalitis
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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, according to the CDC.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 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
Doctors diagnosed her with encephalitis - an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed or swollen, with one in five cases proving fatal.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
There are allusions to the tragedies that befell him: the loss of a young daughter to measles encephalitis and his son’s near-fatal accident.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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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