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What is Encephalitis Encephalitis is a condition that causes acute inflammation of the brain. In the majority of the cases, it is either a viral infection or immune system mistakenly attacking brain tissue and causing inflammation of the brain. They are more than 18,000 hospitalizations because of encephalitis reported every year. About 15 per cent of encephalitis cases occurs in HIV-infected …