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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Encephalitis

Encephalitis

  • Inflammation of the brain

Nature

Encephalitis refers to any inflammatory process involving the brain.

Broader

Diseases and injuries of the brain
Presentable
Inflammation
Unpresentable

Narrower

Viral encephalitis
Unpresentable
Meningoencephalitis
Yet to rate
Chronic mononucleosis
Yet to rate
Acute encephalitis
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Intellectual disability
Presentable
Cerebral paralysis
Presentable
Peculiar gait
Yet to rate
Organic headaches
Yet to rate
Disordered behaviour in children
Yet to rate
Alcohol idiosyncratic intoxication
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Viral hepatitis
Excellent
Syphilis
Excellent
Plague
Excellent
Mercury as a pollutant
Excellent
Lead as an environmental pollutant
Excellent
Influenza
Excellent
Health risks of alcohol consumption
Excellent
Diabetes
Excellent
DDT as a pollutant
Excellent
Brucellosis in animals
Excellent
Arsenic as a pollutant
Excellent
Use of medical drugs for non medical purposes
Presentable
Typhoid fever
Presentable
Trypanosomiasis
Presentable
Toxoplasmosis
Presentable
Rabies
Presentable
Measles
Presentable
Leptospirosis
Presentable
Insect vectors of human disease
Presentable
Infectious drinking water
Presentable
Dysentery
Presentable
Cholera
Presentable
Morphine
Yet to rate
Carbon tetrachloride as a pollutant
Yet to rate

Value

Inflammation
Yet to rate

Reference

Alvord, Elssworth C Jr, et al: Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis: a useful model for multiple sclerosis

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Medicine » Nervous system » Nervous system
  • Medicine » Physiology
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E2348
    DOCID
    11523480
    D7NID
    136171
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020