Meningitis Meningtitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord (meninges Bacterial infections occur in 3 people per 100, 000 and 10.9 per 100, 000 for viral infections in Western countries More common in places where people live together for th e first time Typical symptoms consist of nuchal rigidity, sudden hig h fever, and altered mental status. Streptococcus pneumonia, Neisseria meningitides, and LCMV are common microbes that lead to meningitis.Meningitis Meningtitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord (meninges) Bacterial infections occur in 3 people per 100,000 and 10.9 per 100,000 for viral infections in Western countries. More common in places where people live together for th e first time. Typical symptoms consist of nuchal rigidity, sudden hig h fever, and altered mental status. Streptococcus pneumonia, Neisseria meningitides, and LCMV are common microbes that lead to meningitis. • • • • •