Viral encephalitis refers to a type of encephalitis caused by a virus.
Encephalitis may be caused by a variety of afflictions.
Types include:
- Arbovirus encephalitis
- La Crosse encephalitis
- California encephalitis virus
- Japanese Encephalitis
- St. Louis Encephalitis
- Equine Encephalitis
- Murray Valley encephalitis virus
- Tick-borne meningoencephalitis
- Powassan encephalitis
- West Nile virus
- Herpes simplex
- Varicella zoster virus
- Rabies
- HIV
- H5N1 encephalitis
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis - also causes encephalitis
Read more about Viral Encephalitis: Herpes Simplex Encephalitis