New microbial threats to human health and survival have arisen intermittently over the
centuries. The increasing global population provides greater numbers of hosts for mutational …

Emerging viral infections of the nervous system represent a major global public health
concern in the 21st century. They are caused primarily by RNA viruses and are mostly …

Biological evolution of the microbiome continually drives the emergence of human viral
pathogens, a subset of which attack the nervous system. The sheer number of pathogens …

In response to complex ecological and societal dynamics, the worldwide epidemiology of
viral encephalitis continues to evolve in surprising ways. The articles highlighted here …

The brain is not a homogeneous organ, such as liver. Viral infections directed towards
different brain locations or cell types result in differing signs and symptoms. Thus, the …

Viral infections result in a tremendous burden of neurologic illness worldwide. Although
many viral etiologies of neurologic infectious disease have been recently controlled through …

A large number of viruses belonging to various families are able to cause central nervous
system (CNS) infections and contribute significantly to burden of disease in humans …

Viral infections of the nervous system are important because they are associated with high
morbidity and mortality. A variety of pathogenetic mechanisms are involved in these …

This review focuses on emerging viral and bacterial infections in the human central nervous
system (CNS) that are responsible for significant global morbidity and mortality. These …

INTRODUCTION This chapter consists of three sections. The first is an introductory section
entitled 'General Principles', which includes a general overview of neurovirology and a brief …