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What shape is the meningitis bacterium?
Viral meningitis has no set shape. There are a variety of viruses that can cause viral meningitis, all a different shape.
Scientific name for viral meningitis?
Aseptic meningitis
What are the differences in symptoms of viral meningitis and bacterial meningitis?
There is really no difference between the symptoms of viral and bacterial meningitis. With both you will have fever, headache, stiff neck, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. However that being said bacterial comes on suddenly where viral can take a few days.
Can viral meningitis cause your legs to become numb and weak?
Yes, generalized body weakness can occurs with viral meningitis.
What is the scientific name of viral meningitis?
The scientific name of viral meningitis is aseptic meningitis. It is called aseptic because despite the term, there may be some inflammation associated with the condition.
Is viral meningitis or enciphelitis contagious?
Meningitis (viral or bacterial) is infectious and can be highly contagious. Usually anyone in close contact with someone who gets bacterial meningitis will be given antibiotics as well.
Can viral meningitis cause viral encephalitis?
Some of the same viruses that cause encephalitis can cause meningitis, and vice versa. One can also have meningitis and encephalitis at the same time, a condition called meningoencephalitis.
Is Meningitis fatal or nonfatal?
There are two kinds of meningitis, bacterial and viral. Both can be serious, though viral usually is milder. But if not treated properly, meningitis can indeed be fatal, due to its proximity to the brain and spinal cord.
What type of microbe causes meningitis?
Meningitis is most often caused by bacteria, but also can be a viral meningitis or, rarely, caused by a fungus.
Can viral meningitis cause warts?
No, viral meningitis causes an inflammation of the meninges (membranes surrounding the brain). However, there is a virus that causes warts, called the human papilloma virus or HPV.
Can you get spinal meningitis from mold?
No. Molds are fungi. Viruses are not fungi. Fungi can get viruses, just like you or I, but there are no viruses that are fungi. There are no fungi that are viruses. This does not address whether you can get fungal meningitis from black mold, but you absolutely definitively cannot get viral meningitis from black mold. Additionally, having fungal meningitis might make you more or less susceptible to getting viral meningitis, but you probably won't be too concerned with viral meningitis if you're busy fighting fungal meningitis. You won't be concerned with much else at all.
What symptoms come with the sickness viral meningitis?
People with viral meningitis often have flu-like symptoms; headaches, fever, etc. Depending on the severity of the meningitis, they can also have muscle stiffness, muscle or joint pain, nausea, diarrhea, and some sensitivity to light.
