Disease or Syndrome
infectious encephalitis
in·fec·tious en·ceph·a·li·tis [ in-fek-shuhs en-sef-uh-lahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Central Nervous System Infection; Encephalitis
Definitions related to infectious encephalitis:
  • An acute infectious process that affects the brain tissue. It is usually caused by viruses and less often by bacteria, parasites, and fungi.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Brain inflammation caused by an infectious agent.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Inflammation of the brain due to microorganism infection.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Inflammation of the brain that is caused by an infectious agent.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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