encephalitic

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Flaviviruses are a group of human pathogens causing severe encephalitic or hemorrhagic diseases that include West Nile, dengue and yellow fever viruses.

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  • The possibility of other organic causes may be thought of, such as early encephalitic infections or brain injuries at birth, but no evidence along such lines has as yet been found. —  A.E.Brain
  • "She's not ugly to me," Palmatier said about Victoria, smiling as she cradled her blind Italian greyhound with a missing tail and flagrantly lopsided eyes created by an encephalitic disfigurement.
  • • Pinocchio, looking encephalitic, chubby and squished, uncharacteristically hanging on strings and propped up under an arch of 26 lights belies the Imagineer's watchword of 'Unobtrusive'. —  Re-Imagineering
  • "Vaccines are readily available to protect equine animals against mosquito-borne encephalitic diseases, but they must be given according to the manufacturer's" directions, and it takes at least a week to 10 days after vaccination for protective antibodies to develop. —  CattleNetwork
  • Flaviviruses are a group of human pathogens causing severe encephalitic or hemorrhagic diseases that include West Nile, dengue and yellow fever viruses. —  Naturejobs - All Jobs
 

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