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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]

Epidemiology and Demographics[edit | edit source]

Prevalence[edit | edit source]

The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Incidence[edit | edit source]

The incidence of viral encephalitis is approximately 3.5-7.4 per 100,000 individuals in the United States.^[1]

Age[edit | edit source]

Patients of all age groups may develop encephalitis. Incidence is higher in pediatric populations.^[1]

Gender[edit | edit source]

Males are more commonly affected with encephalitis than females, though both genders are susceptible to the disease.^[1]

There is no racial predilection to the development of encephalitis.^[1] However, Native Americans are predisposed to the development of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which increases the risk of developing encephalitis.^[2]

Developed Countries[edit | edit source]

Developing Countries[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Granerod J, Crowcroft NS (2007). "The epidemiology of acute encephalitis". Neuropsychol Rehabil. 17 (4–5): 406–28. doi:10.1080/09602010600989620. PMID 17676528.
↑ Holman RC, McQuiston JH, Haberling DL, Cheek JE (2009). "Increasing incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among the American Indian population in the United States". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 80 (4): 601–5. PMID 19346384.

[pmid17676528-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Granerod J, Crowcroft NS (2007). "The epidemiology of acute encephalitis". Neuropsychol Rehabil. 17 (4–5): 406–28. doi:10.1080/09602010600989620. PMID 17676528.

[pmid19346384-2] Holman RC, McQuiston JH, Haberling DL, Cheek JE (2009). "Increasing incidence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever among the American Indian population in the United States". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 80 (4): 601–5. PMID 19346384.

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