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What is a infection that surrounds the spine and brain?
A very broad answer is meningitis which is an infection of one of the membranes that surround both the brain and spinal cord.
What occurs when an infection upsets the healthy balance of elements in the brain?
An infection upsets this balance, and brain damage can occur when the cells of the brain are either deprived of important nutrients or exposed to toxic levels of particular substances.
What is a brain eating amoeba?
A brain-eating amoeba, scientifically known as Naegleria fowleri, is a free-living amoeba that can cause a rare but severe brain infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). It is typically found in warm freshwater environments, such as hot springs and poorly maintained swimming pools. Infection occurs when contaminated water enters the body through the nose, leading to inflammation and destruction of brain tissue. PAM is often fatal, with symptoms appearing within days after exposure.
What is deadly protist called maegleria that can cause meningites?
Naegleria fowleri is a deadly protist known for causing primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare but often fatal brain infection. This free-living amoeba typically enters the body through the nasal passages when individuals swim in warm freshwater, such as lakes or hot springs. Once in the brain, it rapidly destroys brain tissue, leading to severe symptoms like headache, fever, and confusion. PAM is extremely rare, but the infection has a high mortality rate if not treated promptly.
What is inflammation of the lacrimal gland by bacterial viral or fungal infection called?
Inflammation of the lacrimal gland by bacterial, viral, or fungal infection is called Dacryoadenitis.
What are some reasons why the brain swells?
Some of the reasons why the brain swells are: injury like a concussion, a stroke, or a brain infection which is called encephalitis.
What is encephalomyelitis?
When both the brain and spinal cord are involved in an infection, the disorder is called encephalomyelitis
What is brain tissue damage?
These are called lesions. Brain lesions can be caused by injury, infection, exposure to certain chemicals, problems with the immune system, and more. Typically, their cause is unknown.These are called lesions. Brain lesions can be caused by injury, infection, exposure to certain chemicals, problems with the immune system, and more. Typically, their cause is unknown.
What is the medical definition of encephalitis?
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hyper-sensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis.
Does popping pimples on your nose cause you to get a brain infection?
yes it can cause a brain infection the bacteria from your fingers will go throw the pimple that you squeezed and cause a brain infection so you should pop them.
Can you get a yeast infection in the brain?
yes
What is a infection that surrounds the spine and brain?
A very broad answer is meningitis which is an infection of one of the membranes that surround both the brain and spinal cord.
Can you get a staph infection in the brain?
Yes, I have a friend in Charolotte Medical Center in Charlotte,N.C. dianosed with a staph infection on the brain
Can in infection cause a lesion on the brain?
Well since a lesion is a cut or wound, no. Not unless it was an infection that has hard pieces that could cut the brain.
What occurs when an infection changes the chemical environment of the brain changes?
Another way that infections injure the brain involves the way in which the chemical environment of the brain changes in response to the presence of an infection.
Can a sinus infection effect your brain?
it hurts
Why does a person need a higher concentration of antibiotics with a brain infection then with a lung infection?
The antibiotics are carried directly to the lungs through the circulatory system. To reach the brain, they have to cross the blood/brain barrier.
