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Conditions & Diseases: Brain & Nervous SystemMeningitisSee Also:
Causes & Risk Factors As already stated in the types of meningitis, viral meningitis is caused by various types of viruses and bacterial meningitis due to various strains of bacteria. Similarly, meningitis can be caused by fungi and amoeba. Chronic meningitis is caused due to invasion of meninges and cerebrospinal fluid with slow-growing organisms. In addition, drug allergies, cancer and inflammatory diseases like lupus may also cause meningitis (15). Some of the risk factors for meningitis include:
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