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Meningitis - Meningitis is an inflammation of the leptomeninges and underlying subarachnoid cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It can be useful to divide symptom onset into acute, subacute, and chronic categories. Unlike subacute (1-7 d) or chronic (>7 d) meningitis, which have myriad infectious and noninfectious etiologies, acute meningitis (<24 h) is almost always a bacterial infection caused by one of several organisms. Depending on age and general condition, these gravely ill patients present acutely with signs and symptoms of meningeal inflammation ...

Staphylococcal Meningitis - Meningitis due to Staphylococcus aureus accounts for 1-9% of cases of bacterial meningitis and is associated with mortality rates of 14-77%. It usually is associated with neurosurgical interventions (such as cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] shunts), trauma, or underlying conditions such as malignancy, decubitus ulcers, cellulitis, infected intravascular grafts, chronic alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, osteomyelitis, or perirectal abscess. It is uncommon in immunocompetent individuals in the absence of focal infection (eg, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, parameningeal infection, psoas or epidural ...

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The McKenzie Meningitis Foundation promotes awareness of the dangers of meningococcal meningitis and to help high school seniors be vaccinated against the disease. We are a nonprofit corporation for charitable, medical, educational and scientific purposes, in honor of McKenzie Carter Hartwig.

Medinfo's patient information on meningitis, an infection of the covering layers of the brain (meninges). Meningitis can be caused by various sorts of infection, with a virus, with a bacterium, and even with fungi.

Meningitis Angels Heaven and Earth Bound Angels, Inc.  is a nonprofit organization educating the public, schools, daycares, colleges, government, media and the medical profession on bacterial meningitis and the preventions.

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research foundation striving to raise funds to promote education and research in order to prevent death and disability from meningitis and other infections of the central nervous system.

Meningococcal is a potentially life threatening disease. Knowing the symptoms and acting quickly to get medical help, can save lives!

Meningococcal Disease

NMA is a nonprofit organization founded by parents of victims to educate families about meningitis, disease symptoms, and prevention approaches to meningococcal meningitis, especially immunization.

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