Types of tb

TB meningitis can display symptoms such as aches and pains, loss of appetite and tiredness, with a persistent headache, there are around 150 - 200 cases of TB meningitis reported each year in the UK. There is a vaccine known as BCG.

Meningitis is a rare infection that affects the delicate membranes -- called meninges -- that cover the brain and spinal cord. You or your children can catch it. There are several types of this disease, including bacterial, viral, and fungal.

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Overall, parasitic meningitis is much less common than viral and bacterial meningitis. Some parasites can cause a rare form of meningitis called eosinophilic meningitis, eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, or EM, with increased levels of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) in the fluid around the brain and spinal cord (the cerebrospinal fluid; CSF).

Meningitis is a rare infection that affects the delicate membranes -- called meninges -- that cover the brain and spinal cord. You or your children can catch it. There are several types of this disease, including bacterial, viral, and fungal.