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because of the progression of the infection which it can infect the nerve at the back of the neck and cause it to spasm and result in regidity.
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When did Woldemar Kernig die?
Woldemar Kernig died on 1917-04-18.
When was Woldemar Kernig born?
Woldemar Kernig was born on 1840-06-28.
Is TB meningitis is one of the leading cause of child mortality in the Philippines?
Yes
What circumstances can lead to epidemics of meningitis?
In particular, these have occurred when a child in a crowded day-care situation or a military recruit in a crowded training camp has fallen ill with meningococcal meningitis.
What is the age of Suzy Mark Twain's child?
Suzy Twain was 24 when she died of spiral meningitis.
Who is most at risk for meningitis?
it usually feeds on children and old people
Is there math in meningitis?
There is no math in meningitis. Meningitis is an inflammation, and is not mathematical in any way. Math involves numbers, and meningitis involves inflammation.
What is meningitis?
Meningitis is an infection or inflammation of the meninges - the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. It may be bacterial, viral, or fungal and is SERIOUS and life threatening. It can cause brain and spinal cord damage and death. Meningitis is characterized by fever, vomiting, intense headache, and stiff neck. The classic sign is stiff neck (nuchal rigidity). Patients will have their necks flexed backward (toward their backs) and when they are forced into a position where their necks are bent forward (toward their chests), they will have have a positive Brudzinski's sign. ER physicians will also perform a test for Kernig's sign. It is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, called the meninges A disease of the membrane surrounding the brain. (A+LS)
How do you get meningitis from leukemia?
How do u get meningitis from leukemia
Where does meningitis come from?
Meningitis is spread by coming in contact with the saliva or mucus of someone who already has meningitis. Meningitis affects the membranes that enclose the spinal cord and brain.
Scientific name for viral meningitis?
Aseptic meningitis
How many victims does Meningitis have annually?
This is actually for bacterial meningitis... sorry-About 20,000 deaths from meningitis in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)About 18,000 deaths from meningitis from meningitis in The Americas 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)About 73,000 deaths from meningitis from meningitis in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)About 15,000 deaths from meningitis from meningitis in Europe 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)About 25,000 deaths from meningitis from meningitis in Eastern Mediterranean 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)About 20,000 deaths from meningitis from meningitis in Western Pacific 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
