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Has Herpes Encephalitis In The Brain. Behavior Is Terrible. Had Lumber Taps. Is This Contagious?

Hi I am inquiring about my eldest sister,she is at the moment in an intensive care.with herpes Encephalitis ofthe front lobe of the brain.admitted thursday accident @emergency.severe confusion,agitation.frontal headhache her behaviour wasreally terriable they had to call security.an secure her arms to the side of the bed..just terriable to see your 71year old post nursing R/N crawing on the ground.shocking.she has had lumber taps scans mir scans nil bleeds. blood pressure 198-143 when they could actually take her obs. now she has anti viral drugs via iv fluids anti convuls drugs.with this virus can it re appear some where else,as her lastest scan shows swelling reducing,they where saying the other side of the brain could get infected.is this contagious.nobody had gloves on?
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hi
im sorry about your sister.
she is under good treatment and just continue them.
herpes encephalitis is not contagious that means can't be trasmitted to other people on touch.
as it is viral in origin it spreads inside the body and have chance of infection.
take good care of her.

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Has Herpes Encephalitis In The Brain. Behavior Is Terrible. Had Lumber Taps. Is This Contagious?

hi im sorry about your sister. she is under good treatment and just continue them. herpes encephalitis is not contagious that means can t be trasmitted to other people on touch. as it is viral in origin it spreads inside the body and have chance of infection. take good care of her. thank you