On World Encephalitis Day, experts urge early recognition and timely treatment to prevent lifelong disability or death ...

For 1 week, a 34-year-old woman complained of headache, feeling feverish, and being unsure of herself. She attributed these symptoms to stress and anxiety and took two of her husband's alprazolam ...

A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for encephalitis (brain inflammation), caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) does not ...

Eastern equine encephalitis, also called EEE or triple E, is a virus that spreads from infected mosquitoes to horses and people. These mosquitoes generally live in freshwater swamps. The virus is ...

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 ...