DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Ever since I had my son, I tend to worry whenever he gets ill, so I try to educate myself on different viruses and autoimmune disorders. I recently came across encephalitis. What is ...

A 41-year-old man in Hampstead, New Hampshire, has died as a result of a rare, mosquito-borne virus while another man in his 80s in Worcester County, Massachusetts, has been hospitalized. Nearly a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 28-year-old son is in the hospital. He hasn’t been acting like himself for a few weeks (not sleeping nor eating well), and he suddenly had four seizures. The doctors are worried ...

Encephalitis International on Monday launched a new recognition tool to help Filipinos easily identify early warning signs of encephalitis, a disease that, if diagnosed late, could lead to severe ...

A rare and deadly mosquito-borne disease has been popping up again this summer: eastern equine encephalitis, a viral illness that causes brain swelling in severe cases and has claimed at least one ...

Encephalitis is a disease referring to the inflammation or swelling of the brain. Broadly, it can happen because of infections, including viral infections, or the immune system acting up. That’s why ...

India, Feb. 21 -- One year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued its first technical brief on encephalitis, India finds itself at a critical crossroads. While the nation has made ...

Retrospective evaluation of medical history and 3635 anti-TBE (tick-borne encephalitis) serologies during the years 2003–2008 indicates that childhood TBE is characterized by vague symptoms. Clinical ...

India has recorded important gains in the prevention and management of encephalitis over the past decade, reflecting stronger ...

A rare virus that hasn’t been seen in humans in New Jersey since 2019 has been detected in several mosquito pools across New Jersey and at least one person has been infected, state officials said.