acute epidemic leukoencephalitis

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A usually fatal form of leukoencephalitis that is characterized by acute onset of fever, followed by convulsions, delirium, and coma, and is associated with localized hemorrhaging in the central nervous system.Strümpell's disease

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Words nearby acute epidemic leukoencephalitis

acute contagious conjunctivitis, acute coronary syndrome, acute disease, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, acute dose, acute epidemic leukoencephalitis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis, acute idiopathic polyneuritis, acute infectious nonbacterial gastroenteritis, acute inflammation

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While public interest in Ebola continues to dwindle, the epidemic itself continues to soar.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
With a mortality rate of 70 percent, the more cases that arise, the deadlier this epidemic becomes.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Has L.A. figured out how to stop the epidemic it set loose on the world?
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 29-Jan 4, 2014|William Boot|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Exploitation of trafficking victims may be most acute in conflict and adjoining regions, but it is not confined to these areas.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In mid-summer, as the epidemic swept through the region, schools closed one by one.
The Radio Battle to Educate Ebola’s Kids|Abby Haglage|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In acute and chronic parenchymatous nephritis the quantity is usually very large.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Renal cells are abundant in parenchymatous nephritis, especially the acute form.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
There was acute disharmony in the room, where a little time before there had been at least an outward show of harmony.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
As they got lower and lower down the hill, her wretchedness and disquiet became acute, to the point of a wild despair.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
It seemed quite the forlornest hope I had ever heard of, but Jack's distress was so acute that I hadn't the heart to refuse.
Uncanny Tales|Various