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encephalitis

[en-sef-uh-lahy-tis] / ɛnˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs /


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The findings, published in Nature Communications, explain how viruses responsible for illnesses such as polio, encephalitis, myocarditis, and even the common cold take control of cellular machinery to copy themselves.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

There are allusions to the tragedies that befell him: the loss of a young daughter to measles encephalitis and his son’s near-fatal accident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

She added that Ford showed symptoms of both types of rabies - encephalitis and flaccid - which was unusual.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

These infections were marked by encephalitis and frequently resulted in death, highlighting the increased pathogenic potential of this transmission route.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Then there were all the diseases one is vulnerable to in the woods—giardiasis, eastern equine encephalitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, schistosomiasis, brucellosis, and shigellosis, to offer but a sampling.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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