How to Use encephalitis in a Sentence

encephalitis

noun

• Two children died from encephalitis, or swelling in their brains.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
• The disease can then cause encephalitis—swelling of the brain—that can be deadly.
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2020
• Measles can also cause blindness and encephalitis, or swelling of the brain.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 28 Aug. 2019
• That virus is known to cause encephalitis and is transmitted to humans by ticks.
  — Adam Edelman, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2019
• Maybe that child won’t end up being injured with encephalitis as a result, the way my son did.
  — Amy Wallace, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2009
• So what do parents need to know about encephalitis, and what are the major symptoms to look out for?
  — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
• Measles can also cause a high fever, cough, pneumonia, swelling of the brain (encephalitis) and death.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
• But Keystone virus is one of a group of viruses that are known to lead to encephalitis, or swelling of the brain.
  — Sarah Klein, Health.com, 25 June 2018
• Measles can cause encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
• Along with the telltale rash, measles can cause a high fever, cough, pneumonia, swelling of the brain (encephalitis), and death.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
• Lewis went on to note the reports of deaths, including encephalitis cases.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2022
• Symptoms can progress to a coma and lead to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 29 May 2018
• In some rare cases, measles can cause a fatal form of encephalitis, swelling in the brain, years after being infected.
  — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
• Even the inserts inside vaccines warn parents that vaccines have more than fifty side effects, such as encephalitis and death.
  — Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
• The virus can cause encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, which is what worries Amylynne.
  — Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2010
• She was later admitted to the hospital after coming down with encephalitis or swelling of the brain.
  — NBC News, 13 Aug. 2019
• In rare cases, the flu or other viruses can go to the brain and cause encephalitis, which is a fancy term for brain inflammation.
  — Beth Kassab, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2018
• The disease can cause hearing loss and, in rare cases, five to ten years later, a usually fatal form of encephalitis.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2019
• If pneumonia or encephalitis is the primary cause of death, influenza is the secondary cause of death.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• In rare cases, the virus can cause severe disease in the brain and/or spinal cord, including encephalitis and meningitis.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
• It was first identified as the cause of severe human encephalitis in 2018.
  — Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2020
• About 30% of encephalitis cases caused by EEE result in death.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2024
• The rare but increasingly prevalent Powassan virus, spread mainly by the black-legged tick, can reach the brain and cause encephalitis.
  — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 22 June 2026
• Sigler described the condition as encephalitis.
  — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
• The Anopheles is a malaria carrier, and the other three are known to spread various forms of encephalitis.
  — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 17 May 2017
• An orangutan at the Little Rock Zoo died earlier this week of encephalitis, the zoo said in a news release.
  — Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025
• Some develop encephalitis and meningitis, which are fancy words for inflammation of the brain or the membranes that wrap around the brain and spinal cord.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• Addie has been seizure-free since late 2024, and does not appear to have any long-term damage from the autoimmune encephalitis.
  — Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
• Known for giving a rash, measles can also result in fevers, coughs and can eventually turn into pneumonia and encephalitis, the swelling of the brain.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
• Those infected in South Carolina who haven’t yet developed encephalitis may yet do so.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026