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Is viral meningitis a serious disease?
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Hardly: Viral meningitis is usually a self-limiting condition and long-term neurologic sequelae is rare.
Answered 5/7/2016
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Not usually: Can be a serious disease, but bacterial meningitis is most often serious.
Answered 12/9/2013
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