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What does meningitis mean?

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Noun
  1. (pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.
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A teenager with suspected meningitis was today recovering at home after receiving hospital treatment.
One-year-old Eva Heeks contracted meningitis soon after birth, leaving her blind, deaf and unable to walk, talk or feed properly.
At first it was believed she had meningococcal meningitis or leptospirosis, but tests ruled those out.
We describe two children with recurrent bacterial meningitis due to cranial anatomical defects in whom diagnosis was delayed.
But just as he was ready to go into action, his unit was struck by an outbreak of meningitis.
It can also occur in the bowels, kidneys, bones and joints and can cause meningitis.

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