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Central nervous system infection
Central nervous system infections are those infections of the central nervous system (CNS). There are four main causes of infections of the nervous system: bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal.
Bacterial infections can be pyogenic infections (e.g., meningitis; brain abscess; subdural and epidural abscesses), tuberculosis, neurosyphilis , or leprosy.
Viral infections may be meningitis, encephalitis, poliomyelitis, slow-virus infections , acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and post-infectious syndromes.
Fungal infections may be meningitis or meningoencephalitis , brain abscess, or spinal epidural infection .
Protozoal infections include toxoplasmosis, malaria or amoebic infection.
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