How to Use meningitis in a Sentence

meningitis

noun
  • She was diagnosed with spinal meningitis.
  • That was the first symptom of meningitis.
    — Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Dawn didn't need to wait for the lab results to recognize the signs of meningitis.
    — Jason Dearen, Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
  • She was stricken with spinal meningitis six days after her first birthday.
    — Bob Brody, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
  • Viral meningitis is like colds and the flu in that most people recover on their own in a week or so.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • They were compared to others who were given a meningitis vaccine or a saline shot.
    — Danica Kirka, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Treatment options involved are based on the cause of meningitis.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Rare cases result in brain swelling or meningitis that can lead to paralysis or death.
    — Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Coming off that stretch of dates, the vocalist was hit with a bout of meningitis, which led to a loss of hearing.
    — Dave Gil De Rubio, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2018
  • But just a few weeks later, her father suddenly died of meningitis.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Now, experts have confirmed the shark died from a brain infection called meningitis.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Bacterial meningitis took the life of Rylen who was a little over a year old.
    — Houston Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2020
  • At the same time, not all forms of viral meningitis are contagious or spread easily.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Stewart said that by the time he was properly diagnosed, the meningitis had spread to his brain and his spine.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • That's what happened with the meningitis B vaccine for infants.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2021
  • There, a spinal tap led to a diagnosis of meningitis caused by Valley fever.
    — Fox News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Feinstein lost his legs to meningitis at age 3 and walks with prostheses.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Early versions of the vaccine were linked to aseptic meningitis, or swelling of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord.
    — Blake Essig, CNN, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Hib was a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in kids under age 5 at the time.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The bacterium can get into their bloodstreams and cause meningitis.
    — NBC News, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Bacterial meningitis is the swelling of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord, causing headaches, fever and a stiff neck.
    — Jane Morice, cleveland.com, 31 Dec. 2017
  • Bacterial meningitis causes swelling of the tissues around the brain and spinal cord.
    — oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Two aunts, deaf and mute from meningitis, bring the house down, with their shoulders fluttering like butterflies.
    — Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The cause appears to have been a sudden case of bacterial meningitis.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • In some cases, the infection can improve in a few weeks without treatment, but meningitis can lead to death.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • At 18 months old, Aaron fell into a coma while battling spinal meningitis.
    — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2021
  • Joan was 6 when her younger sister, Barbara Joy, died of spinal meningitis at 3.
    — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Seizures can be a symptom of meningitis, which at the time spread rapidly in the region, but, again, the lack of fever made this unlikely.
    — Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And some deaths in the first wave were overlooked because they were misdiagnosed, often as meningitis.
    — John M. Barry, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The infection led to a severe case of meningitis that caused irreparable brain damage.
    — Laura Reiley and Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2022

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