Meningitis

In Geneva of the 19th century, the family suffered from a strange illness - a disease that has never been diagnosed before. In a short time, many people in the town were infected and 33 people were abandoned. This strange illness was later confirmed as meningitis. In 1806, the United States first broke out of meningitis in Massachusetts. But until 1887, Professor Anton Weichselbaum was able to identify the cause of meningitis, a bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis.

Meningitis: Meningitis, commonly known as spinal meningitis, is a spinal cord infection. Usually it is the result of virus infection or bacterial infection. Bacterial meningitis is more severe than viral meningitis and can cause brain damage, hearing loss and learning disability. There are an estimated 1.2 million cases of bacterial meningitis every year, and 1 in 10 people is fatal. Symptoms include intense headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, convulsions, photophobia, stiff shoulders and so on. Diaphragmatism (river blindness): filariasis is caused by larvae of Onchocerca volvulus, a parasite that has been living in humans for many years. It is popular in Africa, nearly 18 million people are all infected with this disease. Of infected people, more than 6.5 million people suffer from dermatitis and 270 000 people are blind. Symptoms include visual impairment, rashes, lesions, itching, skin fading, and lymphadenitis.

Meningitis is the inflammation of the thin tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. There are several types of meningitis. The most common one is viral meningitis. When the virus enters the body through the nose or mouth and enters the brain, you get it. Bacterial meningitis is rare, but it can be fatal. It usually begins with bacteria that cause infections such as colds. Stroke, hearing loss, brain damage may be caused. It may harm other organs as well. Pneumococcal infections and meningococcal infections are the most common cause of bacterial meningitis.