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In this problem we're asked how does one contract encephalitis? encephalitis.
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All right, so when you actually look at the studies about half of them the cause is unknown, right? the cause is unknown in about half of the cases, which is an interesting fact.
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We'll say in about 50 % of cases.
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But for those where they are known, right, for those where they are known, the most common is a bacterial infection.
00:36
A bacterial infection, right? and a lot of times it comes from insect bites.
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That can come from insect bites.
00:47
That can come from what else? well, there's some other ones.
00:58
Some of them are from herpes.
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I wasn't sure if i wanted to bring that one up.
01:06
But some types of herpes can cause the bacterial infection that can lead to encephalitis...