What Pathogen causes encephalitis?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. Sometimes, encephalitis can result from a bacterial infection, such as bacterial meningitis, or it may be a complication of other Infectious Diseases like rabies (viral) or syphilis (bacterial). Certain parasitic protozoal infestations, like by toxoplasma or Naegleria fowleri, can also cause encephalitis in people with compromised immune systems1.


1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis

Answer 3

Well this is all you need to know : encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction!

Answer 4

Arboviruses (viruses transmitted to humans by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes and ticks) are the most common causes of episodic encephalitis.

Answer 5

Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis is responsible for most epidemic viral encephalitis

Answer 6

viral or bacterial infection