Chronic Meningitis

Chronic meningitis is an attack of meningitis that continues for more than one month. Chronic meningitis is an infection of the brain from a bacteria or a fungus that usually occurs in a person whose immune system is impaired by a severe disease such as AIDS or could be from a long term affect of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. It could also occur from immune impairment because of cancer or because of drugs for treatment of cancer or other severe conditions. Although the strong drugs and treatments from cancer such as chemotherapy can attack the meninges, even a mild drug such as ibuprofen could ignite the meninges and cause chronic meningitis. Chronic meningitis is similar to the symptoms and affects of bacterial meningitis, but it is much slower in developing and usually occurs in a person with a severely impaired immune system such as AIDS or severe case of cancer

Treatment for chronic meningitis should be under the care of a doctor who will treat the meningitis as well as the underlying conditions. Most of the viral infections will clear up with no treatment. A healthy lifestyle of proper nutrition, exercise and weight control will be beneficial when the person is strong enough to exercise as directed by the doctor.

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