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A week now with a stiff and painful neck , slight headache sometimes. could this be meneigitis? i thought menegitis symptoms come on very quickly
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Fever?: Bacterial meningitis is usually rapid in its onset and worsening. If you have had a fever it could be a viral meningitis in whichever case you are nearing the end of the illness. If you have not had a fever, muscle spasms and tension headache are a possibility.
Answered 8/12/2014
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