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= = Encephalitis Lethargica the Epidemic Encephalitis Lethargica is a disease that is often reffered to as epidemic encephalitis the most well known epidemic of Encephalitis Lethargica (EL) was just after the influenza epidemic. Although this is the most well known epidemic of EL. There are possibilities that it was not the first as widely believed. Von Economo, the man who first identified the disease, found quite a few possible cases that dated back to the 16th century. EL might have a connection with influenza i.e. Swine flu, H1N1. EL can be given to humans by cattle. It is often worse in children and they can become very emotionally unstable. Young woman are most vunerable. Russia found that during the epidemic Jews received the virus, meaning that the virus might have a connection with trauma. In Russia they also found that it was quite bad in the country and other rural areas. During the epidemic 500,000 people died and 1,000,000 received the virus. Here is a video which dates from 1925 during the hight of the EL epidemic... media type="youtube" key="5lNVtUlroZc" width="425" height="350" **Bibliography**

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