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Health Encyclopedia: Encephalitis: Viral Vaccinations

Vaccinations

Certain vaccinations can help prevent the diseases that can lead to encephalitis.

Measles

Measles used to be a very common childhood disease. In about 1 in 1,000 cases it can lead to encephalitis or death. The risk for these severe complications is highest in the very young and very old. Aggressive vaccination programs have reduced the incidence of measles in the U.S. to fewer than 100 cases a year. In very rare cases, encephalopathy (brain damage) associated with the live-measles vacc...

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Preventing Mental Illness?

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A week or so ago, I attended the 23rd Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy in... Read more »

Dr. Eisner Answers Your Questions Part 3

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...was rough for a couple of days. I saw a doctor in Hong Kong (where I live) and was given three... Read more »

Erectile Dysfunction may signal Heart Disease

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...Peter Chun-Yip Tong, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, studied the problem in more than... Read more »

F is for Failure

By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...talking about all the hoopla over a new report out of Hong Kong. You can’t imagine how many... Read more »

unfortunate racial disparities

By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert

Although osteoporosis is more prevalent in women of Caucasian and Asian descent, it is still... Read more »

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Pneumonia: Causes

...in a 48-year-old American businessman, who had traveled from the Guangdong province of China through Hong Kong to Hanoi, Vietnam. The businessman died from the illness. Dr. Urbani died from SARS... Read more »

Sinusitis: Treatment for Acute Sinusitis

...Canada 15% of S. pneumoniae strains are resistant to penicillin; in the U.S. 30 - 40% are resistant; in Hong Kong 70 - 80% of strains no longer respond to penicillin. Furthermore, in the U.S.... Read more »

Immunizations: Viral Influenza

...(N).Avian Influenza A (called bird flu) was first detected in humans in 1997 in China and the region of Hong Kong. Bird flu is spread easily from bird to bird. Humans usually contract the flu from... Read more »

Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis

Bipolar disorder is more common than previously thought, but this illness, particularly bipolar disorder II, is still poorly recognized in the family-practice setting. It is estimated that... Read more »

Bipolar Disorder Risk Factors

Between 1 - 2 million Americans are thought to suffer from bipolar disorder. Estimates of the lifetime risk for the disorder run are about 1.25%. There is some indication that the... Read more »

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