Vamwe vanoti Hippocrates angave akaziva kuvapo kwemeningitis, uye zvinoita sekunge meningism yaizivikanwa kune vanachiremba vepamberi peRenaissance vakaita saAvicenna. Rondedzero yetuberculous meningitis, yainzi "kudonha muuropi", inowanzo kupihwa kuna chiremba weEdinburgh Sir Robert Whytt mumushumo wakazoonekwa muna 1768, kunyangwe hukama ne tuberculosis uye hutachiona hwayo hwakanga husati hwaitwa kusvika muzana ramakore rinotevera.Zvinoita sekunge denda remeningitis chiitiko chazvino uno. Kuputika kwekutanga kwakanyorwa kwakaitika muGeneva muna 1805. Mamwe marwere makuru muEurope neUnited States akatsanangurwa nguva pfupi yapfuura, uye mushumo wekutanga wedenda muAfrica muna 1840.
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