National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Infectious Encephalitis

Synonyms

Encephalitis infection

Infectious Encephalitis

Definitions

An acute infectious process that affects the brain tissue. It is usually caused by viruses and less often by bacteria, parasites, and fungi.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C79550

ALT_DEFINITION

Inflammation of the brain that is caused by an infectious agent.

A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the brain tissue.

code

C79550

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128453

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

An acute infectious process that affects the brain tissue. It is usually caused by viruses and less often by bacteria, parasites, and fungi.

FULL_SYN

Encephalitis infection

Infectious Encephalitis

label

Infectious Encephalitis

Legacy Concept Name

Infectious_Encephalitis

Preferred_Name

Infectious Encephalitis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C79550

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0596773

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26760

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C27582

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