In most cases, the West Nile virus — a flavivirus in the same family as yellow fever, dengue fever, Japanese ... affecting the nervous system, such as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain ...

What other mosquito-borne illnesses affect the brain? The short answer would be “most of them.” The major players in the Northeast are eastern equine encephalitis virus, West Nile virus and ...

3, 2023 — Researchers have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis ... be the unknown reservoir of the Toscana virus (TOSV) and the Sandfly Fever Sicilian ...

West Nile virus is a flavivirus, a viral family that includes St. Louis encephalitis virus, Japanese encephalitis ... inflammation of the membrane around the brain or of the spinal cord.

Eastern equine encephalitis ... The virus is found in North America and the Caribbean, according to the CDC. In humans, the virus can affect the central nervous system, namely the brain and ...

But if you get a severe infection that worsens to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), you could have more severe symptoms that make it seem like you have the flu. If you’ve been in an ...

Eastern equine encephalitis, commonly known as EEE or ‘Triple E’, is a virus transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus causes brain inflammation and affects the ...

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a rare but severe viral disease caused by eastern equine encephalitis virus ... affects the central nervous system, leading to inflammation of the brain ...

As summer turns to fall, most of the U.S. officially enters peak mosquito season. And with peak mosquito season comes a rise ...

The US is currently battling a surge in eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but extremely dangerous virus that is spread by mosquitoes. One person has already been killed by the disease in New ...