Chapter 14: Part 6

Question 1

what is encephalitis?

Answer 1

it is an infection that attacks the entire brain and the most common cause is by a mosquito bite, which pick it up from horses, birds, or rodents.

Question 2

what are symptoms of encephalitis?

Answer 2

Symptoms include fever, irritability, nausea and then

convulsions, delirium and signs of brain damage.

Question 3

what is herpes simplex virus?

Answer 3

the cause of sores around the mouth

Question 4

where does the herpes simplex virus live?

Answer 4

The virus lives in the trigeminal nerve on the fifth cranial nerve

Question 5

what does herpes attack?

Answer 5

frontal and temporal lobes

Question 6

what is acute anteriorpoliomyelitist? (polio)

Answer 6

It causes specific damage to the motor neurons of the brain and spinal cord.

Question 7

what is rabies?

Answer 7

This is caused when an infected animal bites an individual. The virus travels through the peripheral nerves to the CNS and causes severe damage.

Question 8

what is meningitis?

Answer 8

this is inflammation of the meninges, which is the connective tissue surrounding the CNS

Question 9

what` cause meningitis?

Answer 9

caused by virus or bacteria

Question 10

does meningitis cause brain damage?

Answer 10

only bacterial meningitis, not viral meningitis