Meningitis is an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, most often caused by viral infection, while bacterial and fungal infections are also possible causes. The first major recorded outbreak of Meningitis was in Geneva, in 1805. Meningitis can affect anyone, regardless of age, race or ethnicity, but the groups that are most susceptible to infection are infants between the ages of 6 and 18 months of age, children under the age of 5 years old, young adults, elderly people and anyone with an illness or disorder that lower the body's innate ability to fight off diseases and pathogens.
There are more than one type of Meningitis and they have different causes but they all spread through airborne respiratory droplets, such as, coughing and
There are more than one type of Meningitis and they have different causes but they all spread through airborne respiratory droplets, such as, coughing and