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Section 5

Other Diseases of the Nervous System

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Rabies

Rabies is a viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals.

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Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis is an infection by the polio virus that affects the motor neurons of the central nervous system.

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Hantavirus

Hantaviruses are negative-sense RNA viruses that sometimes lead to hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans.

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Arboviral Encephalitis

Arboviral encephalitis (acute swelling in the brain) is caused by a group of arthropod-transmitted viruses.

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Rickettsial Diseases

Rickettsia is a genus of bacteria that can be transmitted by arthropod vectors to humans, causing diseases.

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Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is caused by bacteria from the Borrelia genus.

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West Nile Virus

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne arbovirus found in temperate and tropical regions of the world.

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Plague

The plague is an infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria Yersinia pestis.

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