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Help please! is encephalitis contagious if i work in close proximity with a client?
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It depends: It depends on the cause of the encephalitis. Bacterial encephalitis can be contagious viral encephalitis may not be contagious if you are working with encephalitis patients be guided by the information supplied by your health care institution.
Answered 7/21/2013
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