Eastern equine encephalitis
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What is eastern equine encephalitis?
Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare illness that is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. Severe cases involving inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) begin with sudden onset headache, fever, chills and vomiting that can progress to disorientation, seizures and coma.
Common symptoms reported by people with eastern equine encephalitis
Treatments taken by people for eastern equine encephalitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with eastern equine encephalitis

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Who has eastern equine encephalitis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 3 say eastern equine encephalitis is their primary condition
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
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<20 | 0 | |
20s | 1 | |
30s | 2 | |
40s | 1 | |
50s | 2 | |
60s | 0 | |
70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
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Male | 4 | |
Female | 2 |

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