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2 days ago · Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting and neck stiffness and occasionally photophobia.
- Neisseria Meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis, often referred to as the...
- Meningitis Belt
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- Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman
Charlotte Lucy Cleverley-Bisman (born 24 November 2003) is a...
- Malignant Or Neoplastic Meningitis
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- Neisseria Meningitidis
May 14, 2024 · Pathology. Listeria monocytogenes is an anaerobic and gram-positive bacillus found commonly in animal and human feces and in the soil and thus also in food and water 5. In most cases, the bacteria is injested orally and reaches the enteric nerves through a breach in the mucosa or via dental disease and becomes an intracellular pathogen 5,6.
6 days ago · If water containing the ameba goes up the nose and to the brain, it can cause an infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Typically, fewer than 10 people a year in the United States get PAM. Nearly everyone who gets PAM dies from it.
May 3, 2024 · The types of infections produced include GAE, nasopharyngeal, cutaneous and disseminated infections and AK when Acanthamoeba directly attacks the corneal surface (eyes). Symptoms can include fever, headache, behavioural manifestations, and hemiparesis, which can progress to seizures, coma and death.
Apr 26, 2024 · Naegleri species are single-celled amoebae, found globally in water bodies. Notably, one species, Naegleria fowleri, thrives in warm waters above 30°C and causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but almost invariably fatal brain infection.
Apr 24, 2024 · One such disease is primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which is caused by the amoeboflagellate Naegleria fowleri. PAM is a rare but incurable disease that occurs globally and has a case ...
May 8, 2024 · Introduction. Streptococcal meningoencephalitis (SME) is a rare and frequently lethal acute inflammation of the central nervous system parenchyma, with involvement of meningeal structures. Meningoencephalitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae may result in severe postinfection sequelae, with fatality rates of between 19 and 37%.
