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aseptic meningitis
a mild form of meningitis usually caused by one of several viruses, characterized by headache, fever, and neck stiffness. -
cryptococcal meningitis
a form of meningitis resulting from opportunistic infection by a cryptococcus fungus, occurring in persons who are immunodeficient. -
brain fever
inflammation of the brain or its covering membranes -
cerebrospinal meningitis
an acute infectious form of meningitis caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, characterized by high fever, skin rash, delirium, stupor, and sometimes coma -
echovirus
any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis. -
hib vaccine
a vaccine against meningitis, pneumonia, and other illnesses caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b: usually administered during infancy.