With the nation preoccupied with the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus since the past one year, there is every likelihood of other major diseases afflicting the people being brushed aside.
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Australian broadcaster Karen Tighe s recovery after contracting viral encephalitis
22 Feb, 2021 03:23 AM
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Australian sports broadcaster Karen Tighe. Photo / Supplied via news.com.au
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By: Natalie Brown
Most people will look back on 2020 and remember it as a year defined by the discovery of an unknown disease, the race to learn more about it, and – for some – dealing with a slate of side effects long after their diagnosis.
Nobody knows this better, perhaps, than renowned ABC sports broadcaster Karen Tighe – though the last 12 months for her have been defined not by Covid-19, but herpes simplex (cold sore virus) encephalitis – an illness she knew nothing about until she contracted it last March.
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22nd February to raise
awareness about encephalitis. The Encephalitis Society launched World Encephalitis Day (WED) in 2014. Since then, it has reached 187 million people worldwide through media features, events, and social media.
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inflammation of the brain due to varied causes (viral infection most commonly) followed by
World Encephalitis Day is the global awareness day for people who have been directly or indirectly affected by encephalitis. Founded by The Encephalitis Society in 2014, it is held on February 22 each year and has reached over 186 million people through media features, events and social media. It is our hope that .