meningitis
Inflamed membrane disease
Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
It can be caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infection, with bacterial meningitis being the most dangerous.
Symptoms include severe headache, fever, and stiff neck.
The college required meningitis vaccinations for all dormitory residents.
Cranial pain
- stiff neckCervical muscle tightness
- photophobiaAbnormal aversion to brightness
- feverElevated body temperature
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
lethargy · seizures · vomiting · rash · altered consciousness · irritability · petechiae · purpura
Of or from germs
- viralSpreading quickly online
- fungalOf or like mushrooms
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
- pneumococcalRelating to lung-infecting bacteria
Listeria · tuberculous · aseptic · enterovirus · herpes simplex · neonatal · post-surgical
Extracting cerebrospinal fluid diagnostically
- spinal tapCerebrospinal fluid sampling procedure
- blood cultureTest for pathogens in circulation
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
PCR · white cell count · glucose level · differential diagnosis · neuroimaging
Serious sudden danger
- life-threateningRisking death
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- rapid onsetFast-starting, not gradual
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
time-sensitive · mortality · morbidity · complications · hearing loss · brain damage · sequelae · prognosis
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- antiviralsMedicines that inhibit viruses
- antifungalsMedications targeting mycotic infections
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- dexamethasoneSynthetic corticosteroid reducing inflammation
vancomycin · ampicillin · acyclovir · supportive care · hospitalization · intravenous fluids · intubation · ICU
Outermost cerebral membrane
- blood-brain barrierProtective cerebral filtration system
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
- brainSeat of cognition
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
cortex · brainstem · lumbar region · vertebral column · ventricles · intracranial · cranial nerves
Administered immunity booster
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- ciprofloxacinFluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent
- herd immunityWidespread resistance protecting all
- immunization scheduleTimetable for protective injections
headache
Cranial pain
- stiff neckCervical muscle tightness
- photophobiaAbnormal aversion to brightness
- feverElevated body temperature
confusion · lethargy · seizures · vomiting · rash · altered consciousness · irritability · petechiae · purpura · drowsiness
bacterial
Of or from germs
pneumococcal · Listeria · tuberculous · aseptic · enterovirus · herpes simplex · neonatal · post-surgical
lumbar puncture
Extracting cerebrospinal fluid diagnostically
- spinal tapCerebrospinal fluid sampling procedure
- blood cultureTest for pathogens in circulation
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
MRI · PCR · white cell count · glucose level · differential diagnosis · neuroimaging
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- life-threateningRisking death
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- rapid onsetFast-starting, not gradual
critical · time-sensitive · mortality · morbidity · complications · hearing loss · brain damage · sequelae · prognosis · intensive care
antibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
- antiviralsMedicines that inhibit viruses
- antifungalsMedications targeting mycotic infections
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
dexamethasone · vancomycin · ampicillin · acyclovir · supportive care · hospitalization · intravenous fluids · intubation · ICU
dura mater
Outermost cerebral membrane
- blood-brain barrierProtective cerebral filtration system
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
- brainSeat of cognition
cerebrum · cortex · brainstem · lumbar region · vertebral column · ventricles · intracranial · cranial nerves
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- ciprofloxacinFluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent
- herd immunityWidespread resistance protecting all
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- Neurological Disordersepilepsy, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy
- pediatric neurologyepilepsy, seizures, cerebral palsy, seizure, developmental delay
- meningeal disorders
- bacterial meningitisPathogen-caused membrane inflammation
- meningitis vaccineInoculation preventing meningeal infection
- viral meningitisContagious brain membrane inflammation