What is Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis?

What is Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis?

• Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: Rodent-borne viral disease often causing meningitis or encephalitis.
• Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: benign viral infection of meninges and central nervous system producing an infiltration of lymphocytes in the choroid plexus.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: a form of viral meningitis caused by a virus carried by the common house mouse.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: Introduction

Types of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis:

Broader types of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis:

• Rodent-borne disease
• Viral diseases
• Brain infection
• Diseases contagious from rodents
• Diseases contagious from animals
• Immune system conditions
• Brain conditions
• Head conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

Who gets Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis?

Geography Profile for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: LCM and milder LCMV infections have been reported in Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Japan, and may occur wherever infected rodent hosts of the virus are found. (Source: excerpt from Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: DVRD)

How serious is Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis?

Complications of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: see complications of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

What causes Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis?

Causes of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: see causes of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Risk factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: see risk factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

What are the symptoms of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis?

Symptoms of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: see symptoms of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

Complications of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: see complications of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

Incubation period for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: 8 to 13 days

Can anyone else get Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis?

More information: see contagiousness of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Inheritance: see inheritance of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: Neurologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis.
Treatments for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: see treatments for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Prevention of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: see prevention of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
Research for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: see research for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

Name and Aliases of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

Main name of condition: Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

Class of Condition for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: viral

LCM

Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis:

• Aseptic meningitis
• Encephalitis
• Meningoencephalitis
• Serous lymphocytic meningitis

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