Central Nervous System Infection Definition

Central Nervous System Infection:

Pathogenic infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; fungal infections; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; HELMINTHIASIS; and PRION DISEASES may involve the central nervous system as a primary or secondary process.

Terms Related to Central Nervous System Infection

Protozoal, Central Nervous System Infections
Infections of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges by single celled organisms of the subkingdom PROTOZOA. The central nervous system may be the primary or …
Bacterial, Central Nervous System Infections
Bacterial infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges, including infections involving the perimeningeal spaces.
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
Infections of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges by single celled organisms of the subkingdom PROTOZOA. The central nervous system may be the primary or …
Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections
Bacterial infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges, including infections involving the perimeningeal spaces.
Viral Infectious Encephalomyelitis
Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection. Encephalitis may occur as primary or secondary manifestation of TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE …