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Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges, the
membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Various kinds of infectious
agents, including viruses, fungi, and protozoa, are the main cause of this problem. Bacteria’s prove to be
the most life-threatening forms.
Neisseria meningitidis , Haemophilus
influenzae and various forms of pneumococci, streptococci, or staphylococci are
usually the bacteria’s causing these disease. Symptoms
: Cause
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These bacterial infection travel
through the bloodstream or from an infected organ in the body to the meninges,
such as the middle ear or the nasal sinuses. Theses infectious agents multiply
in the meninges, producing a pus that thickens the cerebrospinal fluid, causing
various symptoms and complications in the body.
The affected persons
suffers from fever, headache, vomiting, irritability, anorexia, and neck
stiffness.Bacterial meningitis may result in seizures, deafness, blindness,
paralysis, and various degrees of impairment of the intellect.
This disease is usually
acquired by nasal droplet transmission. It is primarily a disease of youth and
effects children under the age of 10, though all ages may be affected.In
infants and young children, Haemophilus influenzae is an important cause of
meningitis. But it rarely occurs in older persons, its causes and
symptoms are similar to those of
Neisseria meningitidis. In adults, bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae is a
common cause of meningitis.
Meningitis can be caused by many different kinds
of viruses but most of them have a short, uncomplicated, self-limited life time
and they do not require any therapy.
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