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Meningitis is a swelling of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
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Meningitis is caused by several different bacteria.
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Meningitis is really scary – I had it last month and am still getting through it.
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Survivors usually suffer some sort of permanent injury, such as brain damage or amputation, says Milley, who founded a support group called Meningitis Angels two years after Ryan died.
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A large section of Africa is known as the Meningitis Belt because of the severity of meningitis epidemics there.
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Meningitis occurs when bacteria breach the blood-brain barrier, the tight layer of endothelial cells that protect the brain by restricting access to it.
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Meningitis occurs when the membrane (the meninges) that covers and protects the spinal cord and brain become inflamed, usually due to a bacterial or viral infection.
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Meningitis, which is typically transferred by people in close contact - such as those who live in dormitories - kills between five and 15 college students per year, according to the American College Health Association.
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Meningitis, which is typically transferred by people in close contact - such as those who live in dormitories - kills between five and 15 college students per year, according to the American College Health Association.
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Meningitis occurs when the membrane (the meninges) that covers and protects the spinal cord and brain become inflamed, usually due to a bacterial or viral infection.
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