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Encephalitis : Causes

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Causes could include:

Bacterial Infections

Viral Infections

Encephalitis is most often caused by a viral infection, and many types of viruses may cause it. Exposure to viruses can occur through insect bites, food or drink contamination, inhalation of respiratory droplets from an infected person, or skin co...

Source:ADAM

Date:September 7, 2006

Encephalitis

Herpes simplex encephalitis is responsible for 10% of all encephalitis cases and is the main cause of sporadic, fatal encephalitis. The symptoms of herpes simplex encephalitis are fever, rapidly disintegrating mental state, headache, and...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Encephalitis and Meningitis

Encephalitis and Meningitis:: Bacterial meningitis is fairly uncommon, but can be extremely serious. There are two main types of bacterial meningitis, which cause most of the reported bacterial cases:

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

Encephalitis