meningitis
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Definition of meningitis
Note: Meningitis is often marked by fever, headache, vomiting, malaise, and stiff neck, and if left untreated in bacterial forms, may progress to confusion, stupor, convulsions, coma, and death.
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Examples of meningitis in a Sentence
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This bacteria can cause meningococcal disease, the umbrella term for a group of illnesses that can become fatal within hours, like meningococcal meningitis. — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, "Here Are All the Vaccines You Actually Need as an Adult," 26 Aug. 2019 Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota all require students to get a meningitis vaccination. — Lawrence Andrea, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin seventh graders would have to get meningitis vaccine under new proposal," 29 July 2019 Which meningitis vaccination do people usually get? — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "Two Meningitis B Vaccines Have Been Approved in the US. So Why Are Young People Still Dying From It?," 12 June 2019 But in rare cases, complications such as meningitis, decreased fertility and permanent hearing loss have been reported. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Mumps cases continue to increase in San Diego County," 24 July 2019 After a meningitis scare following his junior year, Campbell was named Mr. Football in 1997. — Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al.com, "Vote now for Mt. Rushmore of Birmingham/central Alabama area HS football," 22 July 2019 Some strains are known to cause much more severe illness, including pneumonia and, rarely, meningitis or encephalitis — infections in the brain or spinal cord. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "Death of 9-year-old Milpitas boy to common virus perplexes doctors," 14 July 2019 The brain damage caused by the meningitis led to seizures. — al.com, "‘Her strength was amazing’: After daughter’s death, Alabama mother continues her legacy through charity," 18 July 2019 Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Wilson and a colleague, Joe DeRisi with the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, were studying encephalitis and meningitis — inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "Rare disease discovery: Antibodies fighting cancer go on to attack brain," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'meningitis.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Medical Definition of meningitis
Note: Meningitis is often marked by fever, headache, vomiting, malaise, and stiff neck, and if left untreated in bacterial forms, may progress to confusion, stupor, convulsions, coma, and death.
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