Meningitis. That diagnosis is to many people still as frightening as telling them they have cancer.
Most cases now are mild and with few complications.
Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, or coverings, of the brain and spinal cord. There are several bacteria which can cause this infection.
Sometimes the spread is from local infection in the scalp. Before antibiotics, most cases ended in death and so earned this condition its bad reputation.
Modern antibiotics are effective against bacterial meningitis and it is no longer the killer of the past years, although it is still a disease with the potential of serious complications.
What we see more often is viral meningitis and this may be due to a variety of different viruses, particularly those of two types, the Coxsackie and Echo groups.
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