Central Nervous System Infections

**Definition:** Pathogenic infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; fungal infections; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; HELMINTHIASIS; and PRION DISEASES may involve the central nervous system as a primary or secondary process.

**Tree numbers:** - C01.207 - C10.228.228

**Synonyms:** - Central Nervous System Infection - Infections, Central Nervous System - CNS Infections