Persistent Viral Infections of Humans |
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Disease
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Primary Effect
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Causative Agent
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) |
Mental deterioration |
Measles virus (Morbillivirus) |
Progressive encephalitis |
Rapid mental deterioration |
Rubella virus (Rubivirus) |
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
Brain degeneration |
Papovavirus (family Papovaviridae) |
AIDS dementia complex |
Brain degeneration |
HIV (Lentivirus) |
Persistent enterovirus infection |
Mental deterioration associated with AIDS |
Echoviruses |