cerebrospinal meningococcal meningitis
1Meningococcal meningitis — Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord) due to infection with the meningococcus bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. Meningococcal meningitis typically starts like the flu with the sudden onset of an… …
2Meningitis — Classification and external resources Meninges of the central nervous system: dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater. ICD 10 G …
3Meningococcal disease — Classification and external resources Charlotte Cleverley Bisman, one of the youngest survivors of the disease. The infected arms had to be amputated later. ICD 10 A …
4cerebrospinal fever — n CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS * * * (spotted fever) see meningitis * * * meningococcal meningitis …
5Meningitis — Inflammation of the meninges, usually due to a bacterial infection but sometimes from viral, protozoan, or other causes (in some cases the cause cannot be determined). The onset is usually rapid (acute), and if untreated, the disease can be fatal …
6meningitis — meningitic /men in jit ik/, adj. /men in juy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of the meninges, esp. of the pia mater and arachnoid, caused by a bacterial or viral infection and characterized by high fever, severe headache, and stiff neck or back… …
7meningitis — n. an inflammation of the meninges due to infection by viruses or bacteria or fungi. Meningitis causes an intense headache, fever, loss of appetite, intolerance to light and sound, rigidity of muscles, especially those in the neck (see also… …
8epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis — meningococcal m …
9meningococcus — meningococcal, meningococcic /meuh ning goh kok ik, kok sik/, adj. /meuh ning goh kok euhs/, n., pl. meningococci / kok suy, see/. a reniform or spherical bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, that causes cerebrospinal meningitis. [1890 95; < NL;… …
10Neisseria meningitidis — Photomicrograph of N. meningitidis Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum …
