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What meninges are affected by meningitis?
The membranes that are affected by meningitis are known as meninges. This refers to three membranes namely the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater.
Is meningitis an inflammation of liver?
Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges. Inflammation of the liver is hepatitis.
What size is meningitis?
Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges which is the lining of the brain, it has no size
Where did meningitis start to form in Africa?
In the meninges
What parts of your body are affected by meningitis?
Meningitis is an inflammation of your meninges. That is the covering of your brain. Meninges comprises the outer dura matter, middle arachnoid matter and innermost pia matter. Dura matter and pia matter are relatively avascular or without much blood supply. So mainly that is an inflammation of the arachnoid matter.
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the meninges?
The inflammation of the meninges, brain and the spinal cord is meningoencephalomyelitis. Mening/o-meninges encephal/o-brain; Myel/o-spinal cord/ bone marrow; itis-inflammtion. Meningitis is inflammation of the only the meninges, which are the covering of the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis does not encompass the spinal cord and brain.
Is Meningitis the most accurate term for inflammation of neurons?
No, meningitis is inflammation of the meninges or covering of the brain.
What is the difference between encephalitis and meningitis?
meningitis is inflamation of meninges surrounding the brain, but encephalitis is inflamation of the brain itself
Where does bacterial meningitis hide?
I would say the meninges . . . hence the name.
How do you spell menigitos?
The correct spelling is meningitis (inflammation of the meninges of the brain).
What is pyogenic meningitis?
It is the inflammation of meninges,with the formation of pus over whole meninges, due to infections such as staphylococcus aureus,neisseria gonorrhea.
What part of the body is attacked by the disease meningitis?
The meninges, which is between your skull & your brain.
