Both Uses of
meningitis
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Arrowsmith
- They've utilized their best minds, and spent money magnificently, on such problems as pneumonia, meningitis, cancer.†
Chpt 38 *meningitis = infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord
- They've already lessened the terrors of meningitis and pneumonia, and yellow fever is on the verge of complete abolition through Noguchi's work, and I have no doubt their hospital, with its enormous resources and splendidly co-operating minds, will be the first to find something to alleviate diabetes.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord (the meninges)
Meningitis is typically caused by a bacterial infection. Symptoms include headache, stiff neck, fever and nausea.