Encephalitis and meningitis are both conditions that affect your brain. Both can be caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites. They’re also both considered serious and need to be treated right ...

Encephalitis is a relatively rare condition that causes inflammation of the brain. Initial symptoms usually include high temperature, headache and joint pain but as the infection progresses, more ...

The number of patients is the approximate number reported. Data on brain abnormalities are based on T 2-weighted MRI of the head with fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR). Unless otherwise ...

Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have claimed at least 60 lives in Assam since the beginning ...

The first outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in India that occurred in the year 1978 claimed the lives of more than 6500 children. Today we find ourself faced with a similar situation with the number ...

Dr Nigam Prakash Narain highlights how immunisation, surveillance, timely treatment and community participation helped Gaya ...

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is so called because it was first reported from Japan and the major complication is encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). JE is the most important form of viral ...

Infection with the tick-borne encephalitis virus by tick bite does not always occur, and the risk is estimated at about 2-6%.

Queensland has recorded its first locally acquired human case of mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis in more than two decades. It has been declared an issue of national significance, prompting ...

A sharp rise in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases has been reported in Assam's Rangia, prompting concern among health authorities amid indications that the mosquito-borne disease may be spreading in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "black-legged” or "black-tailed” mosquito is known for infecting humans with the EEE virus. The Connecticut Agricultural ...