Powassan encephalitis
[ pə-wä′sən ]
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n.
An acute disease of children varying clinically from undifferentiated febrile illness to encephalitis, caused by a tick-borne virus.
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How to use Powassan encephalitis in a sentence
It can cause pneumonia and encephalitis, as well as the telltale rash and “measly” feeling of those who are ill.
A Maddening Case of the Measles in Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn|Kent Sepkowitz|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEASTPurulent lepto-meningitis is usually accompanied by encephalitis.
In other cases are found the more or less extensive changes produced by meningitis or meningo-encephalitis.
Mentally Defective Children|Alfred BinetIn encephalitis and myelitis there is an interruption of motor nerve-currents.