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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Infections
Infections > Central Nervous System Infections

Preferred term

Central Nervous System Infections  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Pathogenic infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; fungal infections; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; HELMINTHIASIS; and PRION DISEASES may involve the central nervous system as a primary or secondary process.

Synonym(s)

  • Central Nervous System Infection
  • CNS Infections
  • Infections, Central Nervous System

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MRK624WW-9

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