Disability-adjusted life year for<unk>  per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 When properly treated, people with<unk>  can usually expect a complete recovery. However, severe<unk>  can progress extremely rapidly and cause death within hours or days. In the most severe cases of the disease, fatality rates can reach 20%, even with intensive care and treatment. Over the longer term, developmental impairments have been documented in children who have suffered episodes of severe<unk> . Chronic infection without severe disease can occur in an immune-deficiency syndrome associated with a decreased responsiveness to Salmonella bacteria and the Epstein–Barr virus. During childhood,<unk>  causes anaemia during a period of rapid brain development, and also direct brain damage resulting from cerebral<unk> . Some survivors of cerebral<unk>  have an increased risk of neurological and cognitive deficits, behavioural disorders, and epilepsy.<unk>  prophylaxis was shown to improve cognitive function and school performance in clinical trials when compared to placebo groups.
Malaria
Zika fever
Chikungunya
Leptospirosis
Airport malaria
Lassa fever
Brain fever
Dengue fever