by: james dockins and aditya singh an infection of the meninges by any one of a number of different...
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By: James Dockins and Aditya Singh
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an infection of the meninges by any one of a number of different viruses.
CAUSED BY ENTEROVIRUSES; HOWEVER, ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS ACTUALLY DEVELOP MENINGITIS.
SAMPLES OF BLOOD OR CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ARE COLLECTED AND SENT TO THE LABORATORY FOR TESTING.
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Fever (infants) Irritability (infants) Poor eating (infants) Severe headache (adults) Stiff Neck (adults)
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Babies are more susceptible. Babies have weaker immune system than
adults or teenagers have. Babies have a two defenses, one is a
defense against some bugs and the second one are antibodies called immoglobins that also defend against some bugs.
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some people with viral meningitis are contagious while others, such as mosquito-borne viruses, cannot be spread from person to person.
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Viral meningitis comes from bacteria when that bacteria takes over your spinal cord.
history shows that the infection ravaged many populations before it was stopped in its tracks by a vaccination in 1978.
Read more: When Was Meningitis First Discovered? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5234584_meningitis-first-discovered_.html#ixzz2Kj6WqkKU
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