Is encephalitis serious? The dangers of encephalitis

Encephalitis is relatively common in clinical practice. It is an inflammatory disease that can occur in people of multiple ages, including infants and young children. As for the question of whether encephalitis is serious, the answer is yes. When it comes to the treatment of encephalitis, active treatment must be taken.

1. First of all: viral encephalitis is a type of disease caused by viruses directly invading brain tissue. Due to the wide variety of viruses, the manifestations and prognosis are different. The vast majority of patients can recover, but a small number of patients may have sequelae. No one knows the exact recovery time. Active treatment is currently needed.

2. Second: Many people with viral encephalitis recover completely. The chances of survival and recovery depend largely on the type of virus. If bacterial meningitis is treated promptly, the mortality rate is less than 10%. However, if diagnosis and treatment are delayed, it can cause irreversible brain damage or even death, especially in infants and the elderly.

3. Lastly: Most people can fully recover. Some sequelae require lifelong treatment. Herpes encephalitis can cause severe brain damage but can be treated with acyclovir. To ensure better recovery, treatment should be started as early as possible before the person goes into a coma. Adults have a better recovery, but children take longer to recover, and infants may be left with irreversible damage.

4. Encephalitis is one of the common diseases in neurology. It is an acute disease caused by extensive inflammation of the brain parenchyma due to infection by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Different types of encephalitis have different characteristics. Among them, Japanese encephalitis is contagious, epidemic meningitis is a respiratory infectious disease, and tuberculous encephalitis is not contagious. When the disease occurs, it will produce symptoms such as high fever, nausea and vomiting, migraine, and even coma and convulsions, which threaten people's health. It is very serious and must be treated in time to prevent the disease from worsening and causing other complications.