1946 – Encephalitis, Acute Infectious, International List infectious diseases code 37 — 642

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard Nov 16, 2023 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

–642  US Public Health Service. Vital Statistics…[US] 1946, Part I…Mortality Data…, p. 105.[1]

Narrative Information

Mayo Clinic: “Encephalitis (en-sef-uh-LIE-tis) is inflammation of the brain. There are several causes, but the most common is viral infection. Encephalitis often causes only mild flu-like signs and symptoms — such as a fever or headache — or no symptoms at all. Sometimes the flu-like symptoms are more severe. Encephalitis can also cause confused thinking, seizures, or problems with senses or movement. Rarely, encephalitis can be life-threatening. Timely diagnosis and treatment are important because it’s difficult to predict how encephalitis will affect each individual.

“Mosquito-borne viruses. These viruses can cause infections such as West Nile, La Crosse, St. Louis, western equine and eastern equine encephalitis. Symptoms of an infection might appear within a few days to a couple of weeks after exposure to a mosquito-borne virus….” (Mayo Clinic. Encephalitis.)

Sources

Mayo Clinic. Encephalitis. Accessed 10-27-2018 at:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/encephalitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20356136 )

United States Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency. Vital Statistics of the United States 1946, Part I, Natality and Mortality Data for the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948. Accessed 11-16-2023 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsus/VSUS_1946_1.pdf

[1] General Tables – Deaths From Each Cause. Table 5.– Deaths From Each Cause, by Specified Race and Sex…1946.