Collocations with "meningitis"

A serious type of meningitis caused by a bacterial infection.

An infection that causes inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, caused by a virus

Used to specify the type of meningitis caused by pneumococcus bacteria.

Used to describe the type of meningitis caused by the meningococcus bacterium.