Understanding Meningitis: Types, Causes, and Risks – Ministry of Health Insights

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Written by Walid Abdel Salam Thursday, November 2, 2023 02:00 AM She said Ministry of Health Residents, meningitis or meningitis is a rare infection that affects the thin membranes covering the brain and spinal cord called the meninges.

Regarding the groups at risk of infection, the Ministry of Health and Population said: Meningitis can affect individuals of all ages, but it is more common among people who live in crowded, closed and poorly ventilated places, as well as adolescents and university and school students, especially boarding ones.

She added that meningitis may cause many serious complications that affect the life and productivity of the infected person in a very noticeable and direct way.

Regarding the types or causes of meningitis, she said: Meningitis is a disease with multiple causes, and the type is determined by the cause of the disease

These include bacterial meningitis, viral meningitis, fungal meningitis, and parasitic meningitis.

It is a rarer type of viral or bacterial meningitis.

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