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Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in the brain and spinal column. Read about the causes of meningitis as well as prevention and treatment.
What is meningitis?
Meningitis (say: men-in-JIE-tis) is an infection of the fluid around a person's spinal cord and brain. This fluid is called cerebrospinal fluid or CSF.
Meningitis is sometimes called spinal meningitis.
Meningitis
Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, which are the thin layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.
Key points
Meningitis is an infection of the fluids in the brain and spinal column.There are several types of meningitis.Bacterial meningitis is usually treated with antibiotics.Some types of meningitis can be