The document provides an overview of meningitis, including: 1) Meningitis is a serious inflammation of the meninges that protects the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or other factors. 2) Symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, sensitivity to light, and stiff neck. Left untreated, meningitis can cause brain damage or death. 3) Diagnosis involves spinal fluid tests. Treatment focuses on antibiotics, antivirals or antifungals depending on the cause. Early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent long term effects.

1. Presentation on
Meningitis
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2. Introduction
Definition- serious inflammation of meninges.
● Infection due to bacteria, viruses, fungi, bleeding of meninges, cancer,
disesase of immune system.
● It affects delicate brain.
● Due to this brain cells will not regenerate.
● Brain tissues are damaged by infect.
● Affects the functioning of dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater , the
cerebrospinal fluids.
● Brain skull donot expand and hence swollen brain tissues push up against
hard skull bone.
● Tissues got damaged and ultimately die.

3. Continued…..
● Blood-Brain Barrier. --
● Capillaries don't allow substances from entering into brain tissues.
● Helps to prevent various poisonous and toxins to enter the brain.

4. Causes and symptoms.
There are two type of causes.
1. Non-bacterial
2. Bacterial
● Non-bacterial are common cause of meningitis.
● Meningitis caused due to bacteria is life threatening.
● Bacteria- Haemophilus influenzae
● Neissrria meningitidis
● Streptococci pneumoniae

5. Other causes
● Mumps and measeles virus
● Chicken pox, rabies virus, infected mosquito bite .
● Person suffering from AIDS.
● Blood-prone diseases.
● Lungs, throat, or tissues of heart infection.
● Person suffering from skull fracture.

6. Symptoms
Fever, headache, vomiting, sensitivity to light, irritability, severe fatigue, stiff neck,
raddish purple rash on skin, seizures, confusion, eventually coma.

7. Diagnosis and treatment.

10. ● Antibiotics like penicillin and
cephalosporin can be given.
● Antifungal and NSAID’s can also be
given.

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