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Meningitis
  • Bacterial Meningitis
    • What is bacterial meningitis?
    • What causes bacterial meningitis?
      • What raises my risk of getting bacterial meningitis?
    • What are the symptoms of bacterial meningitis?
      • Symptoms of meningitis in infants and babies
      • Symptoms of meningitis in older children and adults
      • What are the complications of bacterial meningitis?
    • How can doctors tell if I have bacterial meningitis?
    • How do doctors treat bacterial meningitis?
    • How can I prevent acute bacterial meningitis?
  • Viral Meningitis
    • What is viral meningitis?
    • What causes viral meningitis?
    • What are the symptoms of viral meningitis?
    • How can doctors tell if I have viral meningitis?
    • How do doctors treat viral meningitis?
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