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flex-row-reverse" data-post="475_1930"><div class="dfe-curated-link__image dfe-image featured"><a href="/meningitis/about/index.html" title="About Meningitis"><img src="/meningitis/media/images/Woman-with-headache.png" alt="A woman with a headache" title="headache"></a></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__content featured"><div class="dfe-curated-link__title"><a class="cdc-block-link" href="/meningitis/about/index.html">About</a></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__desc">Many things can cause the lining of the brain and spinal cord to swell.</div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__button"><a href="/meningitis/about/index.html" class="btn btn-outline-blue btn-arrow-right" id="button_475_1930" name="Learn%20More" title="Learn More">Learn More</a></div> <time class="dfe-curated-link__date">Jan. 9, 2024</time> <div class="featured download"></div></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__download"></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="dfe-section 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How they spread and who is at risk varies by virus.</div> <time class="dfe-curated-link__date">Jan. 9, 2024</time> <div class="featured download"></div></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__download"></div></div> </div> <div class="dfe-links-layout--featured dfe-section__col2 col-md-4"> <div class="dfe-curated-link dfe-curated-link--featured flex-column" data-post="475_1931"><div class="dfe-curated-link__image dfe-image featured"><a href="/meningitis/about/bacterial-meningitis.html" title="About Bacterial Meningitis"><img src="/meningitis/media/images/Bacterialmeningitis.png" alt="Computer-generated illustrations of three bacterial causes of meningitis: Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae." title="bacterial pathogens that cause meningitis"></a></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__content featured"><div class="dfe-curated-link__title"><a class="cdc-block-link" href="/meningitis/about/bacterial-meningitis.html">Bacterial Meningitis</a></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__desc">Many bacteria can cause meningitis. How they spread and who is at risk varies by bacteria type.</div> <time class="dfe-curated-link__date">Jan. 8, 2024</time> <div class="featured download"></div></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__download"></div></div> </div> <div class="dfe-links-layout--list dfe-section__col3 col-md-4"> <div class="dfe-curated-link dfe-curated-link--list" data-post="475_1934"><div class="dfe-curated-link__content list"><div class="dfe-curated-link__title"><a class="cdc-block-link" href="/meningitis/about/fungal-meningitis.html">Fungal Meningitis</a></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__desc">Fungal meningitis is uncommon, difficult to diagnose, and treated with antifungal medicines.</div> <time class="dfe-curated-link__date">Jan. 5, 2024</time> <div class="featured download"></div></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__download"></div></div><div class="dfe-curated-link dfe-curated-link--list" data-post="475_1938"><div class="dfe-curated-link__content list"><div class="dfe-curated-link__title"><a class="cdc-block-link" href="/meningitis/about/parasitic-meningitis.html">Parasitic Meningitis</a></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__desc">Three parasites are the main causes of parasitic meningitis, which is uncommon and hard to diagnose.</div> <time class="dfe-curated-link__date">Jan. 9, 2024</time> <div class="featured download"></div></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__download"></div></div><div class="dfe-curated-link dfe-curated-link--list" data-post="475_1939"><div class="dfe-curated-link__content list"><div class="dfe-curated-link__title"><a class="cdc-block-link" href="/meningitis/about/amebic-meningitis.html">Amebic Meningitis</a></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__desc">Amebic meningitis is rare, difficult to diagnose, and usually deadly even with treatment.</div> <time class="dfe-curated-link__date">Jan. 9, 2024</time> <div class="featured download"></div></div> <div class="dfe-curated-link__download"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section 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