found: Work cat.: Hall, Lynn K. Caged eyes, 2017:p. 121 ("I was in the intensive care unit. With meningitis.") p. 125 ("I had been sick with meningitis for more than two weeks") p. 130 ("I was recovering from meningitis")
found: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, July 19, 2017(Meningitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. A bacterial or viral infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord usually causes the swelling. However, injuries, cancer, certain drugs, and other types of infections also can cause meningitis.)
found: Medical subject headings 2017, via WWW, July 19, 2017(Meningitis. SN Inflammation of the coverings of the brain and/or spinal cord, which consist of the Pia Mater; Arachnoid; and Dura Mater. Infections (viral, bacterial, and fungal) are the most common causes of this condition, but subarachnoid hemorrhage (Hemorrhages, Subarachnoid), chemical irritation (chemical Meningitis), granulomatous conditions, neoplastic conditions (Carcinomatous Meningitis), and other inflammatory conditions may produce this syndrome. UF Pachymeningitis)