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Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation is usually caused by bacteria or viruses (viral meningitis is also called aseptic meningitis). Less common causes include fungi, protozoa, and other parasites. Sometimes certain medications, cancers, or other diseases can inflame the meninges, although such noninfectious cases of meningitis are much rarer. 
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An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign organism. An infection is, in effect, a war in which the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host/'s resources in order to multiply at the expense of the host. The infecting organism, or pathogen, interferes with the normal functioning and perhaps the survival of the host. Colloquially, a pathogen is usually considered a microscopic organism though the definition is broader, including bacteria, parasites, fungi, vir...
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Meningitis as related to Infections
- Meningitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Infections of the Brain and Spinal Cord ...
... Bacterial Meningitis· Chronic Meningitis· Parasitic Infections· Subdural Empyema ... among children aged 1 month to 2 years (see Bacterial Infections: Meningitis) ...
- Viral (Aseptic) Meningitis
CDC fact sheet devoted to the most common form of the illness, its ... For more information on enterovirus infections see: Non-Polio Enterovirus Infections ...
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... meningitis because you've heard frightening stuff about meningitis outbreaks ... Meningitis can be a serious infection, and it can be contagious — which is why ...
- Meningitis - MayoClinic
Comprehensive overview of meningitis, the brain infection which occurs in young ... of meningitis is a viral infection, but bacterial and fungal infections also can ...
- Meningitis: Online References For Health Concerns
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- Meningococcal Disease - CDC
Provides information about meningitis, the infection of the spinal cord fluid. ... prevention of pneumococcal infections and is routinely recommended for all ...
- Chronic Meningitis: Infections of the Brain and Spinal Cord: Merck ...
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- Meningitis and Meningococcal Infection
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- Viral Meningitis - eMedicine.com
Viral meningitis is the inflammation of leptomeninges as a manifestation of CNS infection. Viral names the causative agent, and the term meningitis implies lack of ...
- Meningitis - CNN.com
Use CNN.com's Health Library to find information on family health, men's health, women's health, ... Meningitis typically results from contagious infections. ...
- Meningitis - Definition, Description, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis ...
Epidemics (mass infections) of meningitis have been known to occur in crowded ... Meningitis infections caused by bacteria can be treated with antibiotics. ...
- Meningitis - MedlinePlus
It usually starts with bacteria that cause a cold-like infection. ... Vaccines can prevent some of the bacterial infections that cause meningitis. ...
- Meningitis - MedlinePlus
Meningitis is a bacterial or non-bacterial infection that causes inflammation of ... However, bacterial meningitis infections are extremely serious, and may result ...
- Meningitis and Encephalitis Fact Sheet: National Institute of ...
How are these infections treated? Can meningitis and encephalitis be prevented? ... can be caused by bacterial infection and, most often, viral infections. ...
- Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Sepsis
Meningitis: inflammation of the membranes lining the brain and spinal cord. Encephalitis: inflammation of the brain tissue. Sepsis: overwhelming bacterial infection.
- eMedicine - Meningitis : Article by Raymund R Razonable
Meningitis is the term to denote inflammation of the meninges. ... human infections, and all have been implicated in meningitis syndromes, with ...
- Meningitis: Causes - MayoClinic.com
Meningitis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment, prevention of ... When pneumococcal meningitis is associated with an ear infection, it's not ...
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