Gujarat Earthquake Post your messages here on the health board Encephalitis Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. It usually follows or results from an infection. Cause Bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites can cause encephalitis.
Organisms can get into the central nervous system by several routes.
Commonly, they enter the body through the respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts. They then travel through the bloodstream and invade the brain. Other organisms gain access to the brain by traveling up nerves. One example of such an organism is the rabies virus. The symptoms of encephalitis can be due to direct infection of the cells in the brain.