Diseases

Viral Encephalitis

Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection. Encephalitis may occur as primary or secondary manifestation of TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; and ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS.

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Abstract

Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection. Encephalitis may occur as primary or secondary manifestation of TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; and ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS.

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5 entry terms
  • Encephalitis, Viral
  • Encephalomyelitis, Infectious, Viral
  • Infectious Encephalomyelitis, Viral
  • Encephalomyelitis, Viral Infectious
  • Viral Infectious Encephalomyelitis

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with specific virus infection term (IM)

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History Note

1995

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Previous Indexing

  • Encephalitis (1966-1994)

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  1. C01w.207w.245w.340w
  2. C01w.207w.399.750w
  3. C01w.925w.182w.525w
  4. C10w.228w.140w.430w.520.750w
  5. C10w.228w.228w.245w.340w
  6. C10w.228w.228w.399.750w
  7. C10w.586.250w.520.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Viral Encephalitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018792. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018792
  2. Viral Encephalitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_encephalitis
  3. Viral Encephalitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3053951