Abstract
Unique disorders appear episodically in human populations and cause life-threatening systemic or neurological disease. Historical examples of such disorders include von Economo encephalitis, a disorder of presumed viral etiology; acquired immune deficiency syndrome, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus; and severe acute respiratory syndrome, caused by a member of the coronavirus family. This article describes the factors that contribute to the emergence of infectious diseases and focuses on selected recent examples of emerging viral infections that can affect the nervous system of infants, children, and adolescents.
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Alphavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Alphavirus Infections / drug therapy
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Alphavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Alphavirus Infections / prevention & control
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Animals
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Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / diagnosis
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / drug therapy
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / epidemiology
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Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / prevention & control
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Chikungunya Fever
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / virology*
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Dengue / diagnosis
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Dengue / drug therapy
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Dengue / epidemiology
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Dengue / prevention & control
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Henipavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Henipavirus Infections / drug therapy
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Henipavirus Infections / epidemiology
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Henipavirus Infections / prevention & control
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Humans
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Nipah Virus / pathogenicity*
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Parechovirus / pathogenicity*
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Picornaviridae Infections / diagnosis
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Picornaviridae Infections / drug therapy
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Picornaviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Picornaviridae Infections / prevention & control
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Prognosis
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West Nile Fever / diagnosis
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West Nile Fever / drug therapy
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West Nile Fever / epidemiology
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West Nile Fever / prevention & control
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Zoonoses / virology*