<unk>  is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Usual causes are bacteria and viruses. Other not common causes include fungi, head injury, or brain tumor. The infection can affect children, teens, and young adults, especially people with immunodeficient diseases and immunosuppression. Usual symptoms are fever and chills, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, photophobia, severe headache, stiff neck, and mental status changes. Cultures of blood and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) are very valuable for the diagnosis. Treatment opinion of mengitis depends on the origin of the infection. The effective preventive measurements include a good life habit and vaccines. The prognosis of<unk>  varies from person to person. It depends on the origin of the infection, start time of treatment and patient's general healthy status.
Meningitis
Cerebritis
Encephalitis
Meningoencephalitis
Meninges
Meningism
Neoplastic meningitis
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis