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encephalitisInflammation of the brain, nearly always due to viral infection but it may also occur in bacterial and other infections. It varies widely in severity, from shortlived, relatively slight effects of headache, drowsiness, and fever to paralysis, coma, and death. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The use of chimeric Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses as an approach for the molecular identification of natural virulence determinants. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have determined that neurons throughout the central nervous system react differently to the body's immune defenses to rid themselves of viruses that cause encephalitis, such as the West Nile and eastern equine encephalitis viruses. Connie Schmaljohn, intend to develop and test synDNA[TM] vaccines for the prevention of disease caused by the Ebola virus and several strains of equine encephalitis viruses. |
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