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Viral encephalitis can cause more damage than already known

A study of patients with viral encephalitis by researchers at the ClevelandClinic, Ohio has revealed that the condition could cause seriouys movementproblems. The investigators studied a group of patients with the condition, fiveof whom had West Nile virus. They found that 11 of the victims we...

Transfer Of Rabies Virus Possible From Organ Donor To Recipient

...edicine, the researchers have reported that rabies encephalitis may be spread from infected organ donor //to organ...erial segment) from a common donor dying of rabies encephalitis in US. The researchers conducted reviews of medical records of the donor and receivers, as well as i...

New discovery made about the Nipah Virus

... the same family of virus and causes diseases like encephalitis and respiratory illness, mostly in men. Researchers have found that the virus to infect the humans uses a specific cell receptor called Ephrin-B2. The receptor is found in the nervous system and the blood vessels running to it. The receptors are imp...

Encephalitis claims 46 lives in UP

Uttar Pradesh has turned a victim of encephalitis with, as many as 43 children and three adults who ...uggling for survival. It has been 27 years since encephalitis was first detected in this region, but no effort has been made by the government to contain it once ...

Encephalitis Claims 131 lives in Uttar Pradesh

...pur and Rae Bareli located far away. The special encephalitis unit created at the Gorakhpur Medical College is f...urb the deaths. As against 128 beds earmarked for encephalitis patients in the medical college at Gorakhpur, there were no less than 170-180 patients over the past...

Encephalitis Spreads to Nepal

Japanese encephalitis has claimed at least 20 lives in the past two wee... state of UP // . According to Kathmandu radio - encephalitis caused 10 deaths each in the townships of Tikapur and Dhangadi until Friday evening. The report als...

Brain Fever or Encephalitis Spreading in North India

...reas like Nepal. In this special report we review encephalitis or more // commonly known as brain fever and provi...ention. The first historic mention of Japanese encephalitis occurred during the “summer encephalitis” outbreaks in the late 1870’s. The virus was first isolated...

Encephalitis Death Toll In U.P. Crosses 200 Mark.

...h's word cannot be taken at face value as Japanese encephalitis has been striking the state for 27 consecutive years, claiming more than 1,500 lives. Unofficial reports say the actual toll could be much higher than 200, as there is no system of recording the deaths in villages and smaller towns where the diseas...

Encephalitis Deaths Cross 220 in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Aug 26 . Japanese encephalitis deaths continue to rise in Uttar Pradesh and the l... by the state health directorate of 1,500 Japanese encephalitis deaths in 27 years, Dhole said their survey had revealed that 7,874 people had died of the disease d...

Encephalitis Deaths in Maybe higher than Reported

...formation on Encephlitis from medindia: Japanese encephalitis is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes. It is associated with inflammation of the brain and hence termed encephalitis.This severe and potentially life-threatening disease is rare. Click here to read More: http://www.medindia.net/patients/patie...

Low Cost Tissue Culture Vaccine For Encephalitis

...ministry is looking out for cheaper tissue culture encephalitis vaccine, which is produced by China and Korea which is an alternative to expensive mouse brain vaccine, which is produced by Central Research Institute, (CRI) in India. ‘‘The Drug Controller General of India is taking a view on the matter. The permis...

Encephalitis Has Claimed 400 Lives In Uttar Pradesh

Japanese encephalitis continues to claim victims in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, where nearly 400 people, mostly children, have died since the disease broke out a month ago. // Union Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss Thursday visited Gorakhpur, where a ...

Dengue Epidemic in West Bengal: Over 1000 New Cases and 15 dead

...her than dengue, malaria, typhoid, viral fever and encephalitis were also afflicting the people, especially in Kolkata. Dengue was also reported in N.Delhi last week in India. Dengue fever is a benign acute febrile syndrome occurring in tropical regions, which is the most important mosquito (Aedes aegypti), tra...

Uttar Pradesh Encephalitis toll continues to rise - Over 600 dead

...ials are tight-lipped about the toll in a Japanese encephalitis epidemic; the Uttar Pradesh government and yesterd.... Medindia on Japanese encephalitis: Japanese encephalitis is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes. It is associated with inflammation of the brain and hence t...

Encephalitis Survivors Face The Risk Of Becoming Disabled

...te. And perhaps nowhere is the tragedy of Japanese encephalitis as stark as in this forgotten area where the lates...old Himalaya was admitted to the specially created encephalitis unit, headed by paediatrics professor Kushwaha, about 29 days ago. The drips and life support system...

Kids In Northern India To Be Vaccinated Against Encephalitis

...y sought global tenders for the vaccine. Japanese encephalitis causes high fever and vomiting, and can sometimes lead to coma and death. Children are most susceptible to the disease, and many of the dead in the outbreak have been under age 15....

45 People die in West Bengal due to Dengue and suspected Japanese Encephalitis

...ed to be caused by Japanese encephalitis. Japanese encephalitis infection is said to have occurred in the Central ...t patients who were infected by suspected Japanese encephalitis which has already claimed 25 lives, the patients infected suffered from fever and the virus as affec...

Pigs Population A Major Threat To Encephalitis Ravaged UP

The death toll from Japanese encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh crossed 800 Saturday. But the adm...the animal is known to be the biggest host for the encephalitis virus, carried across to human beings by mosquitoes. Uttar Pradesh officials do not even have any ...

Launch Of India’s First Virology Course At Pun

...to identify and isolate various viruses. Japanese encephalitis has claimed more than 600 lives in Uttar Pradesh i...e (SARS), commonly known as bird flu, and Japanese encephalitis underlined the need for a dedicated course in virology. The two-year Master of Science (M.Sc.) cou...

Endemic Encephalitis in India can be controlled by early vaccination

...e strategies and early vaccination programs//. The encephalitis infection is spread by transmission of Japanese En...desh. Compared to Uttar Pradesh the incidence of encephalitis is low in Andhra Pradesh state due to precautionary methods taken by Andhra Pradesh government by st...

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