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What causes viral meningitis infection?

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Dr. Kevin Windisch answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Dozens of things: Influenza, parainfluenza, adenovirus, enterovirus, poliovirus, western equine encephalitis, eastern equin encehaplitis virus, st. Louis encephalitis virus, west nile virus, measles virus and varicella zoster virus just to name a few.

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Answered 3/27/2019

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