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Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person's spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. People sometimes refer to it as spinal meningitis. Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Knowing whether meningitis is caused by a virus or bacterium is important because the severity of illness and the treatment differ. Viral meningitis is generally less severe and resolves without specific treatment, while bacterial meningitis can be quite severe and may result in brain damage, hearing loss, or learning disability. For bacterial meningitis, it is also important to know which type of bacteria is causing the meningitis because antibiotics can prevent some types from spreading and infecting other people. Before the 1990s, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, but new vaccines being given to all children as part of their routine immunizations have reduced the occurrence of invasive disease due to H. influenzae. Today, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis are the leading causes of bacterial meningitis.
CRISPR-Cas: A Promising Tool For Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

CRISPR-Cas: A Promising Tool For Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Using Mobile Data to Track the Spread and Evolution of Superbugs

Using Mobile Data to Track the Spread and Evolution of Superbugs

Can Pets Harbor and Spread Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?

Can Pets Harbor and Spread Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?

Researchers Isolate Adaptable Leptospirosis Strain in Austrian Cattle

Researchers Isolate Adaptable Leptospirosis Strain in Austrian Cattle

Mutation in E. coli's Cellulose Machinery Unveiled as Cause of Severe Infections

Mutation in E. coli's Cellulose Machinery Unveiled as Cause of Severe Infections

Genomic Surveillance Shows Antibiotic Resistance in Ghana Driven by Clinical Use of Antibiotics

Genomic Surveillance Shows Antibiotic Resistance in Ghana Driven by Clinical Use of Antibiotics

New Vaccine Shows Promise in Combating MenB

New Vaccine Shows Promise in Combating MenB

40% of Supermarket Meat Samples Contain Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

40% of Supermarket Meat Samples Contain Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Organoid Platform Could Help Reduce the Time for Developing New Conjugate Vaccines

Organoid Platform Could Help Reduce the Time for Developing New Conjugate Vaccines

New Shape-Shifting Antibiotics may Help Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs

New Shape-Shifting Antibiotics may Help Combat Drug-Resistant Superbugs

Earthquakes pose severe long-term impacts on the health of Syrian refugees

Earthquakes pose severe long-term impacts on the health of Syrian refugees

Novel means to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Novel means to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Study finds a correlation between zika-induced neurological complications and Gas6 protein

Study finds a correlation between zika-induced neurological complications and Gas6 protein

International travelers may pick up AMR genes from different destinations

International travelers may pick up AMR genes from different destinations

INRS professor receives $700,000 for research on bacteria of the nasopharynx

INRS professor receives $700,000 for research on bacteria of the nasopharynx

Synthetic cannabidiol can kill bacteria that causes gonorrhoea

Synthetic cannabidiol can kill bacteria that causes gonorrhoea

Gene expression database sheds light on pneumococcal infection

Gene expression database sheds light on pneumococcal infection

New laboratory test can rapidly detect infectious agents in hospitalized patients

New laboratory test can rapidly detect infectious agents in hospitalized patients

New research indicates the link between diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 viral infection

New research indicates the link between diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 viral infection

Researchers discover how antibiotic resistance genes spread via plasmids

Researchers discover how antibiotic resistance genes spread via plasmids

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