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Descriptor English: Encephalitis, Viral
Descriptor Spanish: Encefalitis Viral
Descriptor encefalitis vírica
Entry term(s) encefalitis viral
encefalomielitis infecciosa vírica
encefalomielitis vírica
Scope note: Inflamación del tejido parenquimatoso cerebral que se produce como resultado de una infección vírica. La encefalitis puede ocurrir como manifestación primaria o secundaria de INFECCIONES POR TOGAVIRIDAE, INFECCIONES POR HERPESVIRIDAE, INFECCIONES POR ADENOVIRIDAE, INFECCIONES POR FLAVIVIRIDAE, INFECCIONES POR BUNYAVIRIDAE, INFECCIONES POR PICORNAVIRIDAE, INFECCIONES POR PARAMYXOVIRIDAE, INFECCIONES POR ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE, INFECCIONES POR RETROVIRIDAE e INFECCIONES POR ARENAVIRIDAE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Encefalite Viral
Descriptor French: Encéphalite virale
Entry term(s): Encephalomyelitis, Infectious, Viral
Encephalomyelitis, Viral Infectious
Infectious Encephalomyelitis, Viral
Viral Encephalitis
Viral Infectious Encephalomyelitis
Tree number(s): C01.207.245.340
C01.207.399.750
C01.925.182.525
C10.228.140.430.520.750
C10.228.228.245.340
C10.228.228.399.750
C10.586.250.520.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018792
Scope note: Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection. Encephalitis may occur as primary or secondary manifestation of TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; and ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific virus infection term (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Encephalitis (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 1995
History Note: 1995
Entry Version: ENCEPH VIRAL
DeCS ID: 32264
Unique ID: D018792
NLM Classification: WC 540
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/23
Revision Date: 2015/07/02
Encephalitis, Viral - Preferred
Concept UI M0028131
Scope note Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection. Encephalitis may occur as primary or secondary manifestation of TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; and ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS.
Preferred term Encephalitis, Viral
Entry term(s) Encephalomyelitis, Infectious, Viral
Encephalomyelitis, Viral Infectious
Infectious Encephalomyelitis, Viral
Viral Encephalitis
Viral Infectious Encephalomyelitis



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