Meningitis is inflammation of an area between two of the three membranes--known as the meninges--covering the brain and spinal cord. Possible causes of meningitis include bacteria, fungi and parasites, but when a virus causes the condition doctors...
Meningitis is an infection that causes the membranes that surround the spinal cord and the brain (called meninges) to become inflamed. It also causes the surrounding cerebrospinal fluid to become irritated and inflamed, according to the Mayo...
Because of its tropical environment and weather, Florida should be a bastion for mosquito-borne infections. It's not, though, because mosquito control is a priority throughout the state. But the warm weather in Florida can result in the warming of...
A chronic headache refers to a condition that occurs for 15 days or more a month, says the Mayo Clinic. Some symptoms of a chronic headache include a pulsating pain on one side of the head, vomiting, nausea and sensitivity to sound and light....
"Encephalitis" describes conditions in which the brain becomes irritated and inflamed. As the Mayo Clinic explains, one of the more common causes of encephalitis is an infection from a virus. These viruses can directly damage the brain, but the...
Meningitis, the inflammation of the membranes (known as meninges) that surround the brain and spinal cord, is most commonly caused by a viral or bacterial infection. On rare occasions, meningitis may also be caused by fungal or amoebic...
Viral infections are the most common cause of illness in children. They are highly contagious. Most viruses cause symptoms over a short period of time and produce mild illness. Some viruses can cause significant disease, especially in those who...
Discovered in mosquitoes in the Barmah Forest in northern Victoria in Australia in 1974, Barmah Forest Virus was simultaneously found in mosquitoes trapped in southwest Queensland. Previous to 1974, this virus had never been identified. Barmah...
Viral encephalitis is an inflammation of brain cells that involves flu-like symptoms, such as fever, sore throat and cough, delusion, seizures and potential death. Herpes, measles and mosquito-transmitted arboviruses may directly infect your brain...
