MICR 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Western Equine Encephalitis Virus, Enterovirus, Nail Gun

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Microbiology and Immunology
• Course: MICR 121
• Professor: Lewis Linton Tomalty

Document Summary

Meningitis: infla mma tion of the me ninge s , the lining tha t prote cts the bra in a nd s pina l cord. 70 pe rce nt of me ningitis ca s e s occur in the firs t 5 ye a rs of life. Bacterial meningitis: a cute , life thre a te ning. Aseptic/viral meningitis: us ua lly s e lf limiting. Difficult dia gnos is in young kids ; howe ve r it is importa nt be ca us e if we mis s it, the ba by die s. Vira l me ningitis us e d to be ca lle d a s e ptic me ningitis. Difficult to grow the a ge nts of me ningitis. Infla mma tion of the bra in tis s ue. Mos t ofte n a vira l infe ction.