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BASICS
Description
- Inflammatory process of the brain associated with clinical evidence of neurologic dysfunction
- System(s) affected: Nervous
- Synonym(s): Meningoencephalitis
Epidemiology
Incidence
3.5–7.4/100,000 persons/year
Prevalence
- Seasonal variation: (e.g., arboviruses, enteroviruses, mumps, varicella)
- Nonseasonal: Most others (e.g., herpes simplex virus [HSV])
Risk Factors
- Age: Increased incidence in infants and elderly
- Contact with animals or insect vectors
- Impaired immune status
- Ingestions (e.g., raw meat )
- Occupation (e.g., lab or animal-care workers)
- Recreational activities (e.g., camping, hunting)
- Transfusion and transplantation
- Travel to endemic areas
- Recent vaccinations or unvaccinated status
General Prevention
- Appropriate clothing to protect against mosquitos
- Use of mosquito repellants (DEET, Picaridin)
- Avoidance and removal of ticks
- Elimination of mosquito ...
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