Virions associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
1966
P R Schwerdt, and
C E Schwerdt, and
L Silverman, and
L J Rubinstein
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D004660
Encephalitis
Inflammation of the BRAIN due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions. Viral infections (see ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL) are a relatively frequent cause of this condition.
A collection of single-stranded RNA viruses scattered across the Bunyaviridae, Flaviviridae, and Togaviridae families whose common property is the ability to induce encephalitic conditions in infected hosts.