Viral Meningitis
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epidemiology and surveillance of viral meningitis, surveillance and controlAbstract
Viral meningitis has a characteristic clinical aspect that includes neurological alterations and, in general, has benign evolution. Cases may occur isolated, but case agglomeration (outbreaks) are common. People of all ages are susceptible, but the age bracket at greater risk are children under five years old. Nearly 85% of cases are due to enterovirus, among which poliovirus, echovirus and coxsackievirus of groups A and B 1,2 are the major causes. Case management must be adequate to ethiology. This article presents the major ethiologies, case management, diagnosis possibilities and treatment for this disease.
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Copyright (c) 2006 Lena Vânia C. Peres, Telma Regina M. P. Carvalhanas, Helena Aparecida Barbosa, Maria Inês C. Gonçalves, Maria do Carmo S.T. Timenetsky, Alexandre Ely Campéas
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