What membranes does meningitis affect?

Meningitis is a disease that causes swelling in the central nervous system, affecting the entire body and potentially causing long-term effects on the body. Meningitis is a disease that causes swelling in the central nervous system, affecting the entire body and potentially causing long-term effects on the body. read more

Meningitis affects the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord and protect the central nervous system (CNS), together with the cerebrospinal fluid. In 2006, the mortality rate for bacterial meningitis was 34 percent, and 50 percent of patients experienced long-term effects after recovery. read more

There are different types of Meningitis, those being; Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic, Amebic and Non-infectious Meningitis. I’ll talk about the Bacterial version as this is quite common (and one that I’ve looked into before). read more