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2. Viral meningitis - Wikipedia

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   Viral meningitis, also known as aseptic meningitis, is a type of meningitis due to a viral infection. It results in inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord ).

3. Herpes meningitis - Wikipedia

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   HSV-2 is the most common cause of Mollaret's meningitis, a type of recurrent viral meningitis. [6] This condition was first described in 1944 by French neurologist Pierre Mollaret. Recurrences usually last a few days or a few weeks, and resolve without treatment. They may recur weekly or monthly for approximately 5 years following primary ...

4. Meningitis - Wikipedia

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   Viral meningitis tends to run a more benign course than bacterial meningitis. Herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus may respond to treatment with antiviral drugs such as aciclovir , but there are no clinical trials that have specifically addressed whether this treatment is effective. [ 22 ]

5. What is meningitis? The illness Jeff Beck contracted before ...

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   Viral meningitis is “almost never life-threatening”, while the third kind – fungal meningitis – is serious but very rare in the UK and Ireland. It tends to only affect people with weakened ...

6. Aseptic meningitis - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, the probability of developing aseptic meningitis increases when patients have a case of mumps or herpes. [2] Symptoms of meningitis caused by an acute viral infection last between one and two weeks. When aseptic meningitis is caused by cytomegalovirus 20 percent of individuals face mortality or morbidity. If left untreated it can ...

7. Drug-induced aseptic meningitis - Wikipedia

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   Growth indicated a bacterial meningitis, while no growth indicated another cause denoted "aseptic" meningitis. [1] The most common form of this is viral meningitis. [1] Recent medical advances allows rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing that analyzes the CSF for DNA or RNA. This can quickly determine if there are bacterial or viral ...

8. Tick-borne encephalitis - Wikipedia

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   Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system. The disease most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis. Myelitis and spinal paralysis also occurs. In about one third of cases sequelae, predominantly cognitive dysfunction, persist for a year or more. [1]

9. Some patients in fungal meningitis outbreak have surprising ...

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   Symptoms of fungal meningitis, unlike bacterial or viral meningitis, typically take weeks or longer to appear. Some fungal infections can take up to a year to show symptoms. ... Making recovery ...