
Meningitis or the inflammation of the meninges (membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord) is a condition that affects the central nervous system while encephalitis is the inflammation of the brain itself. The incidence and etiology of meningitis and encephalitis vary greatly by age and geographical...

Tick-borne encephalitis is an acute infection caused by a number of viruses, many within the family Flaviviridae and genus Flavivirus (Table 1). As the name indicates, they are all transmitted by ticks, particularly those within the genus Ixodes. They are related to other viruses...