Essays Tagged: "encephalitis"

Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)

anything and they would believe it. Complete with references. Very InformativeEquine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a disease among horses that damages th ... orth America were recorded in the 1960s. The disease was then known as 'focal or segmental myelitis/encephalitis' (the case was unknown). Judging from the literature, EPM wasn't very common in those d ...

(5 pages) 41 0 4.4 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Seizures

with epilepsy.Causes:Possible causes of complex partial seizures include the following:Brain traumaEncephalitisMeningitisStrokePerinatal brain injuriesVascular malformationsCortical dysplasiaNeoplasm ...

(3 pages) 53 0 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

West Nile Virus: Deadly Foreign Disease

West Nile Virus originated in Africa, it has begun to spread and cause fatalities in North America.Encephalitis is the swelling of the brain. It is commonly found in Africa, West and Central Asia, an ... ecific therapy is available for the West Nile Virus. supportive therapy may be needed for West Nile Encephalitis. A way to prevent breeding mosquitoes is to drain standing water and watch for places w ...

(2 pages) 27 0 4.2 Sep/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Mosquitoes Through History

the humans who have ever lived on Earth. With the diseases these vectors transmit including dengue, encephalitis and yellow fever, the mosquito is responsible for millions of deaths every year. It is ... estication of animals increased the variety of diseases transmittable via mosquitoes. For instance, encephalitis is a disease primarily found in fowls, but was transmitted to humans through mosquitoes ...

(11 pages) 26 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Measles

ion's report shows that; "the most serious complications associated with measles include blindness, encephalitis, severe diarrhea and related dehydration, ear infections, or severe respiratory infecti ...

(5 pages) 1817 0 3.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Description of the Nile Virus With a Twist

e if he comes near you and gets the chance to bite you, you can be potentially ill. You may develop encephalitis or meningitis because of the bite of Mr. Nile Virus (Ogedegbe, 2003). These two forms o ... the inflammation of the membranes or the meninges that surround the brain and the spinal cord while encephalitis is the inflammation of the brain itself.Does it mean everyone is at risk of being infec ...

(5 pages) 4 0 0.0 May/2011

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

West Nile Virus

roinvasive disease where the virus infects the central nervous system and results in meningitis and encephalitis. Oftentimes, this more serious type of infection will result in death. WNV has been aro ...

(6 pages) 0 0 0.0 May/2013

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology