Question

Meningo encephalitis is caused by ?

Answer 1

Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes (meninges) surrounding your brain and spinal cord. The swelling from meningitis typically triggers symptoms such as headache, fever and a stiff neck. Most cases of meningitis in the U.S. are caused by a viral infection, but bacterial and fungal infections are other causes.

Answer 2

Several organisms are responsible for this.   Causative organisms include protozoans, viral and bacterial pathogens.  Specific types include:  Bacterial •Listeria monocytogenes •Neisseria meningitidis •Rickettsia prowazekii •Mycoplasma pneumoniae •Tuberculosis •Borrelia (Lyme disease) •Leptospirosis   Viral   •Tick-borne meningoencephalitis. •West Nile virus. •Measles. •Epstein-Barr virus. •Varicella-zoster virus. •Enterovirus. •Herpes simplex virus type 1. •Herpes simplex virus type 2. •Rabies virus. •Mumps, a relatively common cause of meningoencephalitis. However, most cases are mild, and mumps meningoencephalitis generally does not result in death or neurologic sequelae. •HIV, a very small number of individuals exhibit meningoencephalitis at the primary stage of infection.   Other/multiple  Granulomatous meningoencephalitis. Antibodies targeting amyloid beta peptide proteins which have been used during research on Alzheimer's disease.  The fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans, can be symptomatically manifested within the CNS as meningoencephalitis with hydrocephalus being a very characteristic finding due to the unique thick polysaccharide capsule of the organism.   Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (anti-NMDA) receptor antibodies, which are also associated with seizures and a movement disorder.