Japanese encephalitis virus
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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] | Headaches | Agitation | Feeling tired | Nausea | Vomiting | Chills | Fever
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]