infection⚑ High burden in India
Meningitis
is acute or of the protective covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting, neck stiffness, and occasionally . Other symptoms include confusion or altered consciousness, , and an inability to tolerate loud noises. Young children often exhibit only nonspecific symptoms, such as irritability, drowsiness, or poor feeding. A non-blanching rash may also be present.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Fever, headache, neck stiffness
Causes — why it happens
- ·, viral, , , , and other
How it's found
- ·Lumbar puncture
Prevention
- ·Vaccination
Complications
- ·Deafness, , , deficits, (for )
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1. Meningitis is inflammation of what part of the body?
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