fever, inflamed cranial and spinal meninges, stiff neck, vomiting, headaches, confusion, and sensitivity to light. If not treated as an emergency the risk of death increases, every hour more irreversible damage is being done that may result in brain damage or hearing loss, with death of the infected persons 24 to 48 hours after initial symptoms. Meningitis is a quickly progressive disease of the nervous system that attacks the meninges, but to whose meninges do the bacteria attack? In both North…
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