Central nervous system infection
- Central nervous system infection
Central nervous system infections are those infections of the central nervous system (CNS).There are four main causes of infections of the nervous system: bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal.
"Bacterial" infections can be pyogenic infections ("e.g.", meningitis; brain abscess; subdural and epidural abscesses), tuberculosis, neurosyphilis, or leprosy.
"Viral" infections may be meningitis, encephalitis, poliomyelitis, slow virus infections, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and post-infectious syndromes.
"Fungal" infections may be meningitis or meningoencephalitis, brain abscess, or spinal epidural infection.
"Protozoal" infections include toxoplasmosis, malaria or amoebic infection.
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