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Encephalitis, Viral MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Encephalitis, Viral
Tree Number(s)
C01.207.245.340
C01.207.399.750
C01.925.182.525
C10.228.140.430.520.750
C10.228.228.245.340
C10.228.228.399.750
C10.586.250.520.750
Unique ID
D018792
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018792
Annotation
coordinate IM with specific virus infection term (IM)
Scope Note
Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection. Encephalitis may occur as primary or secondary manifestation of TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; and ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS.
Entry Version
ENCEPH VIRAL
Entry Term(s)
Encephalomyelitis, Infectious, Viral
Infectious Encephalomyelitis, Viral
Viral Encephalitis
NLM Classification #
WC 540
Previous Indexing
Encephalitis (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note
1995
History Note
1995
Date Introduced
1995/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Encephalitis, Viral Preferred
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