LaCrosse encephalitis, found in chipmunks and squirrels. It averages 75 cases reported a year, mostly in midwestern states in children younger than age 16. It is rarely fatal. Eastern equine encephalitis, found in horses. The most severe, it can kill as many as one third of those who ge...
What is viral encephalitis?Viral encephalitis is inflammation of the brain due to a viral infection.What causes viral encephalitis?Viral encephalitis may be caused by many different viruses, including the following:Mosquito-borne or tick-borne viruses, such as the LaCrosse, St. Louis, West Nile,...
Chapter 22/ Lesson 9 12K Explore the various ways in which health policy affects community health and how communities are protected when individuals are protected. Review what health policy is, examine school immunization laws, and delve in further to health information. ...
culminating in death, could be explained by the presence of pneumonia together with a viral meningitis and/or a vaccine-induce encephalitis. Shaken baby syndrome has never caused pneumonia and meningitis. Baby Alan died of a vaccine reaction.” ...
Because of multiple age-specific characteristics, children are uniquely vulnerable to climate change. Despite some research has been done on evaluating the impacts of climate change on children’s health, more works in this field are urgently needed. Future health research directions should focus on:...
Diphtheria is now virtually eradicated in developed countries as a result of vaccination. Prior to vaccinations, diphtheria was a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, most commonly affecting children under the age of 15. It may still be encountered in developing countries primarily in ...
Serious complications from a mumps infection are rare but possible, and adults tend to have organ inflammation as a complication more often than children. Potential mumps complications are:1511 Encephalitis—inflammation of the brain Hearing loss ...
Autoimmune encephalitis is a relatively novel nosological entity characterized by an immune-mediated damage of the central nervous system. While originally
Chickenpoxused to be an itchy childhood rite of passage. It too, can have serious complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis. But the varicella vaccine has made it much less common. It comes between 12 and 15 months and between 4 and 6 years. ...
Encephalitis resulting in permanent symptoms Heart attack of specified severity Heart valve replacement or repair with surgery Kidney failure requiring permanent dialysis Liver failure of advanced stage Loss of hand or foot permanent physical severance Loss of speech total permanent and irreversible Major o...