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    Brain Infections
    • Overview of Brain Infections
      • How do infections get in your brain?
      • What are the symptoms of a brain infection?
      • How do doctors diagnose brain infections?
      • How do doctors treat brain infections?
    • Brain Abscess
      • What is a brain abscess?
      • What causes a brain abscess?
      • What are the symptoms of a brain abscess?
      • How can doctors tell if I have a brain abscess?
      • How do doctors treat a brain abscess?
    • Encephalitis
      • What is encephalitis?
      • What causes encephalitis?
      • What are the symptoms of encephalitis?
      • How can doctors tell if I have encephalitis?
      • How do doctors treat encephalitis?
    • Rabies
      • What is rabies?
      • What causes rabies?
      • What are the symptoms of rabies?
      • How can doctors tell if I have rabies?
      • How do doctors treat rabies?
      • How can I prevent rabies?
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