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what is meningitis caused by?

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Many things: Meningitis can be caused by multiple types of infections, such as viruses, bacteria, etc.  if you think you have meningitis, you should get checked as soon as possible.

Question 2

can p. multocida cause meningitis?

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Meningitis: Yes pasturella multocido can cause meningitis.

Question 3

help please? what is meningitis caused from?

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Many causes: Inflamation of the linings of the brain can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses or chemicals (including blood which is an irritant if it escapes the vessels).

Question 4

can covid cause meningitis?

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: Little question in many COVID-19 patients that the brain was involved, and a common issue is loss of smell and taste.  Long COVID-19 has been shown pathologically to involve brain tissue, but this is more of an "encephalopathy".  True meningitis would be atypical.

Question 5

what type of microbe causes meningitis?

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Age related: Many organisms cause meningitis, the incidence of infection varies with age. Most commonly in adults, pneumococcus, meningiococcus, haemophilus influenzae, listeria monoctyogenes, staphlococcus and streptococcus; in the infant and child, h. Influenzae, in the neonate, e.Coli and group b streptococcus. Infections following neurosurgical procedures are typically  due to staph or strep.

Question 6

can a body piercing cause meningitis?

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Meningitis: If it is not done in a sterile fashion, infection can spread in the body, which can include meningitis as well.

Question 7

what infectious agents cause meningitis?

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Infection: Meningitis is caused by an bacterial or  viral infections. Some meningitis infections are extremely serious, and may result in death or brain damage, even if treated. Other rare causes are chemical irritation,  fungi and tumors.

Question 8

can any doc tell me what's meningitis caused from?

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See below: Meningitis-an inflammation of the coverings of the brain usually caused by germs but can be caused by toxins (chemotherapy) there are different bacteria that are more common causes of meningitis, but others like tuberculosis that are rare.Viruses are also a common cause.

Question 9

what is the cause of stiffness neck in meningitis ?

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Neck stiffness: Because of inflammation the nerves are irritated and that results in severe muscle spasm and neck stiffness

Question 10

what can be permanent damage caused by spinal meningitis?

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Scarring: Scar tissue around nerves and brain which can cause extremity pain, back pain, cognitive deficits and seizures.

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