inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

acute hemorrhagic encephalitis - encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation

equine encephalitis, equine encephalomyelitis - encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse

acute inclusion body encephalitis, herpes encephalitis, herpes simplex encephalitis - common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes

leukoencephalitis - inflammation of the white matter of the brain

cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis, meningoencephalitis - inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges

panencephalitis - diffuse inflammation of the entire brain

encephalitis lethargica, epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis, sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness - an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

West Nile encephalitis - encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in humans and horses and birds