Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis

Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, referred to as meningitis. It is purulent meningitis caused by meningococcus. Purulent meningitis refers to meningitis caused by all bacteria that can cause purulent infection, while epidemic meningococcal meningitis refers to meningitis caused by meningococcus Including the latter. The clinical manifestations are meningeal irritation such as fever, headache, vomiting, skin and mucous membrane petechiae, petechiae and neck stiffness. The disease was described in 1805 by the Swiss Vieusseaux. 1887 Weichselbaum isolated meningococcus from cerebrospinal fluid. In 1896, China's Li Tao formally reported in Wuchang.

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