Types of Meningitis
Types list: The list of types of Meningitis mentioned in various sources includes:
- Viral meningitis
- Enterovirus-caused meningitis
- Arbovirus-caused meningitis
- Measles-caused meningitis
- Mumps-caused meningitis
- Chickenpox-caused meningitis
- Bacterial meningitis - the more severe types
- Meningococcal Meningitis
- Pneumococcal meningitis
- Hib meningitis
- TB meningitis - from tuberculosis
- E coli meningitis
- Syphilitic meningitis - from syphilis
- Group B Streptococcus (GBS) meningitis
- Fungal meningitis
- Meningitis subtypes by area affected:
- Cerebral meningitis - affecting the brain
- Spinal meningitis - affecting the spinal cord
- Leptomeningitis - affecting the piaarachnoid membranes
Last revision: June 2, 2003
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