Meningitis : Causes
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The most common causes of meningitis are viral infections that usually resolve without treatment. However, bacterial infections of the meninges are extremely serious illnesses, and may result in death or brain damage even if treated. Meningitis is...
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Meningitis : Causes and symptoms.
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Damage due to meningitis occurs from a variety of phenomena. Other types of damage may be due to the mechanical effects of swelling and compression of brain tissue against the bony surface of the skull.
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In rare instances, CSF from a lumbar puncture cannot be examined because the amount of swelling within the skull is so great that the pressure within the skull (intracranial pressure) is extremely high.
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Brain damage due to meningitis occurs from a variety of phenomena. Other types of damage may be due to the mechanical effects of swelling and compression of brain tissue against the skull. Swelling of the meninges may interfere with the normal...
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Bacteria are prokaryotes (unicellular organisms with no membrane-enclosed nucleus) with simple structures that typically range in size from about 0.5 to 20 micrometers.
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A virus is an infectious agent, often highly host-specific, consisting of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat. Viruses infect virtually every life form, including humans, animals, plants, fungi , and bacteria .
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