äge v. krooniline ajukestade põletik, ajukestapõletik, ajukelmepõletik
inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
inflammation of the meninges and especially of the pia mater and the arachnoid; specifically: a disease marked by inflammation of the meninges that is either a relatively mild illness caused by a virus (such as various Coxsackieviruses) or a more severe usually life-threatening illness caused by a bacterium (especially the meningococcus, Neisseria meningitides, or the serotype designated B of Haemophilus influenzae)
Any person with at least one of the following three: — Listeriosis of newborns defined as Stillbirth OR At least one of the following five in the first month of life: —Granulomatosis infantiseptica; —Meningitis or meningoencephalitis; —Septicaemia;—Dyspnoea; —Lesions on skin, mucosal membranes or conjunctivae
Meningitis causes an intense headache, fever, loss of appetite, intolerance to light (photophobia) and sound (phonophobia), rigidity of muscles, especially those in the neck (see also Kernig’s sign), and in severe cases convulsions, vomiting, and delirium leading to death.
