chapter 17

5. Inflammation of the brain, often due to a viral infection.
6. Abscess Localized collection of pus in the brain due to infection.
9. Illness caused by a bacterial toxin leading to flaccid paralysis.
10. Parasitic infection of the brain caused by pork tapeworm larvae.
13. Virus Mosquito-borne virus that can cause encephalitis or meningitis.
14. Mosquito-borne virus linked to neurological complications.
15. Virus that can cause severe encephalitis, especially in the temporal lobes.

1. Viral disease spread by animal bites that causes fatal inflammation of the brain.
2. Immune-mediated nerve disorder often triggered by infection, causing weakness and paralysis.
3. Bacterial infection producing a toxin that leads to muscle stiffness and spasms.
4. Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, usually caused by infection.
7. Tick-borne bacterial infection that can affect the nervous system.
8. Rare prion disease causing rapid neurodegeneration and dementia.
11. Late-stage syphilis infection affecting the brain and spinal cord.
12. Viral infection that can damage motor neurons and cause paralysis.