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Encephalitis, Viral

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Definition: 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.  coord IM with specific virus infection (IM); DF: ENCEPH VIRAL   
Examples Encephalitis, Arbovirus; Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex; Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster; Encephalomyelitis, Equine; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal; Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis 		Other names Viral Infectious Encephalomyelitis; Encephalomyelitis, Viral Infectious; Viral Encephalitis; Infectious Encephalomyelitis, Viral; Encephalomyelitis, Infectious, Viral
 
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Human Herpesvirus 6 encephalitis  0   *Encephalitis, Viral *Roseolovirus Infections.

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