Nipah encephalitis

Nipah encephalitis
a rapidly progressive, highly fatal encephalitis caused by the Nipah virus and characterized by fever, headache, dizziness, and vomiting and by signs of brainstem dysfunction; it occurs in Malaysia and is associated with contact with pigs.

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