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Bacteria associated with meningitis get through with predictable results so what else might?
by vixen99 8y ago
Bacteria associated with meningitis get through with predictable results so what else might?
- dustfinger 8y agoI do not know a lot about bacterial meningitis, but I don't believe that it actually passes through the barrier. Meningitis is caused by the inflammation of a membrane that the brain and spinal chord are encased within [1]. So it might be causing the membrane to become enflamed from the outward facing surface. [1] https://www.healthline.com/health/bacterial-meningitis-causes-and-how-they-re-spread#pictures https://www.healthline.com/health/bacterial-meningitis-cause...
- pseudolus 8y agoThere has been some potentially revolutionary work at CalTech with respect to the link between intestinal bacterial and Parkinson's (see link below). If it pans out it could potentially open up entirely new avenues of treatment. http://www.caltech.edu/news/parkinsons-disease-linked-microbiome-53109 http://www.caltech.edu/news/parkinsons-disease-linked-microb...