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What is the difference between viral and bacterial encephalitis?
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∙ 9y ago
The only difference between viral and bacterial encephalitis is what causes it. They are exactly the same condition except one is started via a virus and one is started by a bacteria.
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Is there a antibiotic for encephalitis?
That depends on whether it is bacterial encephalitis or viral encephalitis. Bacterial encephalitis is treated with antibiotics, while viral encephalitis is not.
Is eastern equine encephalitis bacterial?
No, Eastern Equine Encephalitis is a viral disease.
What Pathogen causes encephalitis?
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.
Is encephalitis genetic?
No. Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain that is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. It can be aftereffect of another disease such as herpes or a complication of syphilis but it is not genetic.
What are the differences in symptoms of viral meningitis and bacterial meningitis?
There is really no difference between the symptoms of viral and bacterial meningitis. With both you will have fever, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. However that being said bacterial comes on suddenly where viral can take a few days.
What is the difference between viral and a bacteria infection?
As simple as that a viral infection is caused by a virus and a bacterial infection is caused by a bacteria.
What is the medical definition of encephalitis?
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hyper-sensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis.
Is viral encephalitis air water or food-borne?
I am not for sure, but I will tell you that I acquired encephalitis while having Viral menningis, and I think viral means air born.....
What is the scientific name for viral encephalitis?
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Can viral meningitis cause viral encephalitis?
Some of the same viruses that cause encephalitis can cause meningitis, and vice versa. One can also have meningitis and encephalitis at the same time, a condition called meningoencephalitis.
What is the difference between bacterial and viral diarrhea?
Even though the symptoms are mostly the same, bacterial diarrhea is caused by bacteria, and viral diarrhea is caused by viruses. This means that the treatment for each is different, since the same medicines do not affect both bacterias and viruses.
Is Anthrax disease bacterial or viral?
there are variations of anthrax that are viral and bacterial most anthrax is bacterial
