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secondary encephalitis

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secondary encephalitis
n.
A usually demyelinating form of encephalitis contracted following vaccination for smallpox or during convalescence from measles, mumps, varicella, and certain other infectious diseases.


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In secondary encephalitis, a viral infection first occurs elsewhere in your body and then travels to your brain.
In secondary encephalitis, a viral infection first occurs elsewhere in your body and then travels to your brain.
Secondary encephalitis that results from an immunization or earlier viral infection is known as acute disseminated encephalitis.
 
 
 
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