Is encephalitis contagious

summary

Encephalitis is the brain by inflammation caused by the invasion of lesions, characterized by high fever, headache, as well as convulsions symptoms, the need for symptomatic treatment. Let's see if encephalitis is contagious.

Is encephalitis contagious

First of all: ordinary encephalitis is not infectious, and epidemic encephalitis B is a blood borne disease.

Secondly, encephalitis refers to the inflammatory lesions caused by the invasion of pathogens in the brain parenchyma. According to the different range of etiology, there are broad sense and narrow sense. In the narrow sense, it refers to the inflammatory changes caused by the direct invasion of pathogenic microorganisms in the brain parenchyma. The concept of narrow sense is usually adopted. Most of the causes are viruses, which can also be caused by bacteria, molds, spirochetes, Rickettsia, parasites and other infections

Finally: there is no specific treatment for viral encephalitis. It is very important to control intracranial hypertension, high fever and convulsions. Coma patients need to keep their respiratory tract unobstructed. Good nursing measures can effectively prevent the occurrence of secondary infection.

matters needing attention

Rich diet can ensure balanced nutrition. Liquid and semi liquid diet is the best choice. Solid food and hard food hard to digest are strictly prohibited. The swallowing function of patients with encephalitis is poor, which will affect the normal diet of patients.