meningitis
noun
Note: Meningitis is often marked by fever, headache, vomiting, malaise, and stiff neck, and if left untreated in bacterial forms, may progress to confusion, stupor, convulsions, coma, and death.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
According to the company, nearly nine out of 10 adolescents are not sufficiently protected against the types of bacteria that most commonly cause meningitis.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2023
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“Meningitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meningitis. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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meningitis
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meningitis
noun
Note: Meningitis is often marked by fever, headache, vomiting, malaise, and stiff neck, and if left untreated in bacterial forms, may progress to confusion, stupor, convulsions, coma, and death.
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