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==General information and Symptoms== | ==General information and Symptoms== | ||
Japanese encephalitis is a [[virus]] that infects the [[central nervous system]], which consists of the brain and spinal cord. It may range from mild to acute infection. | Japanese encephalitis is a [[virus]] that infects the [[central nervous system]], which consists of the brain and spinal cord. It may range from mild to acute infection. | ||
Mild Symptoms include flu-like illness that may include:<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/jencephalitis/qa.htm</ref> | Mild Symptoms include flu-like illness that may include:<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/jencephalitis/qa.htm</ref> | ||
*Headaches | *Headaches | ||
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*[[Chills]] | *[[Chills]] | ||
*[[Fever]] | *[[Fever]] | ||
A severe infection symptoms may include mild symptoms as well as:<ref>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/j/japanese_encephalitis/symptoms.htm</ref> | A severe infection symptoms may include mild symptoms as well as:<ref>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/j/japanese_encephalitis/symptoms.htm</ref> | ||
*[[Rapid onset]] | *[[Rapid onset]] | ||
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*[[Spastic paralysis]] | *[[Spastic paralysis]] | ||
*[[Flaccid paralysis]] (occurs in rare instances) | *[[Flaccid paralysis]] (occurs in rare instances) | ||
As the infection progresses without treatment it may reach an acute level in the brain. When such a high level of infection occurs in the brain there are serious side affects which include moderate brain damage ,varying degrees of paralysis <ref>http://www.dhpe.org/infect/jpenceph.html</ref> as well as seizures and death.<ref>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/j/japanese_encephalitis/symptoms.htm</ref> | As the infection progresses without treatment it may reach an acute level in the brain. When such a high level of infection occurs in the brain there are serious side affects which include moderate brain damage ,varying degrees of paralysis <ref>http://www.dhpe.org/infect/jpenceph.html</ref> as well as seizures and death.<ref>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/j/japanese_encephalitis/symptoms.htm</ref> | ||
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General information and Symptoms
Japanese encephalitis is a virus that infects the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord. It may range from mild to acute infection. Mild Symptoms include flu-like illness that may include:[1]
A severe infection symptoms may include mild symptoms as well as:[2]
- Rapid onset
- Stupor
- Disorientation
- Coma
- Tremors
- Occasional convlusions (occurs more often in infants)
- Spastic paralysis
- Flaccid paralysis (occurs in rare instances)
As the infection progresses without treatment it may reach an acute level in the brain. When such a high level of infection occurs in the brain there are serious side affects which include moderate brain damage ,varying degrees of paralysis [3] as well as seizures and death.[4]