The illness, which can be fatal, is transmitted from one infected person to another by the tsetse fly. While it can occur globally, encephalitis lethargica is especially prevalent in Africa.
Encephalitis can be caused by various pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. The most common viral causes include herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, and arboviruses like West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus. Bacterial causes can include infections like syphilis or Lyme disease. The specific pathogen often determines the severity, treatment, and prognosis of the disease.
Infected mosquitoes can spread the pathogen that can cause encephalitis. West Nile Virus is one of the encephalitis illnesses that is spread by mosquito sting.
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain that causes irritation and swelling
The pathogen Streptococcus causes Strep throats.
encephalitis.
A pathogen causes infectious disease. For instance, influenza virus is the pathogen that causes flu.
Western equine encephalitis is caused by an arbovirus an transmitted by insect bites, commonly mosquitos.
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