Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thirsty mosquitoes may bite more in droughts
(HealthDay)—Your blood mght be a thirst quencher for mosquitoes during a drought.
May 29, 2018
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Encephalitis
Neuroscience
Rare brain disease in children: Major breakthroughs in Rasmussen's encephalitis
Chronic focal encephalitis, or Rasmussen's encephalitis, is a rare and devastating inflammatory brain disease that can lead to the destruction or removal of a part of the affected child's brain. Through experiments on humanized ...
Apr 9, 2018
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Neuroscience
When the body attacks the brain: Immune system often to blame for encephalitis, study finds
Encephalitis caused by the immune system attacking the brain is similar in frequency to encephalitis from infections, Mayo Clinic researchers report in Annals of Neurology.
Feb 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Amid India oxygen scandal, docs want focus on encephalitis
Dozens of children died last week in a decrepit government hospital in northeastern India, prompting public outcry over whether an oxygen shortage was to blame. Answers remain unclear, but doctors who have spent decades treating ...
Aug 18, 2017
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Health
Weekend child deaths push India hospital toll to 85
Twenty-five children died over the weekend at a northern India government hospital that suffered oxygen shortages, taking the overall death toll to 85, authorities told AFP .
Aug 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Neurological complications associated with Zika virus in adults in Brazil
A new article published by JAMA Neurology reports on a study of hospitalized adult patients with new-onset neurologic syndromes who were evaluated for Zika virus infection.
Aug 14, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study links sudden deaths in Bangladeshi children to chemicals sprayed on fruit trees
Excessive and improper applications of insecticides and other agriculture chemicals in local fruit orchards may have triggered an outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), a condition often associated with deadly inflammation ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Aerial spraying to combat mosquitos linked to increased risk of autism in children
New research to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting suggests that the use of airplanes to spray anti-mosquito pesticides may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays ...
Apr 30, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mosquito species may be key to transmitting EEE virus in southeast US
The mosquito species Culex erraticus may play a more significant role in transmitting the Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) in the southeastern United States than Culiseta melanura, the species most commonly associated ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Neuroscience
Mosquito-borne virus may lead to severe brain infection
The mosquito-borne virus chikungunya may lead to severe brain infection and even death in infants and people over 65, according to a new study that reviewed a chikungunya outbreak on Reunion Island off the coast of Madagascar ...
Nov 25, 2015
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