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Bacterial meningitis is swelling, irritation and inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord caused by a bacterial infection.
How do members experience bacterial meningitis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bacterial meningitis*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for bacterial meningitis*
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Bacterial meningitis is swelling, irritation and inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord caused by a bacterial infection.
Common symptoms reported by people with bacterial meningitis
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for bacterial meningitis
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Compare treatments taken by people with bacterial meningitis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have bacterial meningitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with bacterial meningitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
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