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 is a mosquito-borne viral infection. It is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. Humans can get the disease a mosquito that carries the virus bites them. Encephalitis ...

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 ...

The 'Encephalitis death toll' is rising day by day in India. Find out why is it prevailing in India and what can be done to lower its outreach. The first outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in India ...

Eastern equine encephalitis is a virus that is primarily transmitted by certain mosquitoes. It was first identified in horses that died of encephalitis along the mid-Atlantic coast in 1933. EEE was ...

Dr Arun Shah explains why you should never eat litchi on an empty stomach. There are various serious health risks associated ...

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 ...

"People have forgotten what life is all about," Robert De Niro's character says in the film "Awakenings" after being revived from the shut-down state he had been in for 30 years. "They've forgotten ...