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Lint: viral-encephalitides

Acronyms
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"Viral encephalitides are the result of brain parenchymal infection by a number of different viruses, many of which have similar presentations and imaging features. Specific diagnosis often requires PCR."

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"herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1)"

Line 18:35 · 'HSV' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2)"

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"human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)"

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"JC virus"

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"JC virus granule cell neuronopathy"

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"JC virus encephalopathy"

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"SARS (SARS-CoV-1)"

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"SARS (SARS-CoV-1)"

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"COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)"

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List Caps
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"Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)"

Line 24:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"B virus (herpesvirus simiae)"

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"Japanese encephalitis"

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"Murray Valley encephalitis"

Line 36:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Powassan virus encephalitis"

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"Rocio viral encephalitis"

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"Saint Louis encephalitis"

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"West Nile fever"

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"Nipah virus (NiV) encephalitis"

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Semicolons
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"smallpox: eradicated disease; smallpox vaccine can lead to encephalitis 8,9"

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