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Let bath and shower taps run for a few minutes Keep wading pools clean and only use the water once Keep your swimming pool or spa clean Test your swimming pool or spa at least every day Stay out of hazardous water dirty pools spas waterholes dams e. & Headaches. What is meningitis?. Swelling (-. itis. ) of the lining surrounding the brain & spinal cord (meninges). Life-threatening. condition. ~135,000 deaths each year (globally). Usually affects kids . An Overview for Parents, Teachers, Students and Communities. 2013. Meningococcal Disease Fast Facts. Meningococcal disease is the result of a rare, but serious bacterial infection. It can occur as meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord), bacteremia (blood infection), or pneumonia. A. bhinay. . B. hugoo. Amoebiasis. . (Amoebic dysentery). Causative . agent:. Entamoeba. . histolytica. . “. Harbouring. of protozoa E. . histolytica. . inside the body with or without disease”. What is Meningitis?. Infection of the Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal . cord). It . can be caused by bacteria, fungi or a . virus. Bacterial Meningitis is the most common, accounting for nearly “80% of all cases are acute bacterial meningitis. lymphocytopenia. LT Benjamin S. Vipler, MD, Associate, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. . CPT Jason J. Nam, MD, Associate, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA. . LCDR Andrew G. . concern. Protocols, vaccines, signs and symptoms, and . beyond. Susette Worgan-Brown. Information & Projects Co-. ordinator. Who we are. UK charity based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. Meningitis Trust and Meningitis UK merged in 2013. Does this adult patient have acute meningitis? Dr Nicola Cooper Consultant Physician & Honorary Clinical Associate Professor Scenario A 30-year-old woman was admitted to the Acute Medical Unit with a 48-hour history of gradual onset severe headache and fever of 38.5 B. hugoo. Amoebiasis. . (Amoebic dysentery). Causative . agent:. Entamoeba. . histolytica. . “. Harbouring. of protozoa E. . histolytica. . inside the body with or without disease”. only 10% of infected develop disease. Ammari. & Bayan Khawaldeh .. Meningitis. Definition: . It is an inflammation of meninges.. The meninges. are the three membranes that cover the CNS (brain and spinal cord).. Septic Meningitis “Bacterial Meningitis”. QUESTIONS What are the effects of drug treatments for amoebic dysentery in endemic areas?......................2 INTERVENTIONS DRUG TREATMENTS Likely to be beneficialOrnidazole....................... Inflammation of the brain cortex is called encephalitis. Meningismus. refers to meningeal irritation not due to CNS infection. Meningitis -overview . AETIOLOGY . Neonatal period. The clinical . syndrom. :. Bacterial meningitis. Viral . minigitis. Encephalitis. Brain abscess. Meningitis. :. Acute infection within the . subarchanoid. space.. Bacterial Meningitis:. Bacterial meningitis reflects . Syed Yousaf Kazmi. LEARNING OBJECTIVES. List . causes of acute and chronic meningitis. Discuss . pathogenesis of acute and chronic meningitis. Discuss . mechanism of transmission of pathogens . . causing . ABSTRACT. Varicella Zoster Virus – can cause Polyneuritis . C. ranialis. and Aseptic meningitis. VZV meningitis overlaps with . Tuberculous. meningitis with clinical and lab features. We present a case of an elderly female with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome evolving into a .