What is Japanese Encephalitis?
This serious viral infection causes severe flu-like illness with prominent headache, neck stiffness, confusion and can lead to loss of consciousness. There is currently no cure for the disease and people who have contacted the virus, can either recover spontaneously, develop long term brain damage or even die.
Japanese Encephalitis is spread mostly in rural areas where conditions favour breeding of mosquito that carries the virus, such as in South East Asia, China, Korea, Northern India and Nepal. The Japanese encephalitis vaccine is heavily advised when travelling to these destinations.
