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Health Encyclopedia: Encephalitis: Viral Symptoms
Symptoms
Symptoms of encephalitis usually appear within 2 days to 2 weeks of exposure to the virus. In milder cases, symptoms may resemble the flu. In severe cases of full-blown encephalitis, symptoms may include:
- Behavioral and personality changes
- Sensitivity to light
- Fever
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Lethargy and reduced consciousness
- Seizures -- uncommon with West Nile virus
- Memory loss
- Stiff neck and back -- Stiff neck with fever and headache would indicate meningitis
- Confusion
- Speech, hearing, and vision problem...
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