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handle: 10284/3977 , http://hdl.handle.net/10284/3977
A meningite corresponde a uma inflamação das meninges causada, principalmente, por microrganismos patogénicos, tais como bactérias, vírus, fungos e parasitas. O risco de contrair a doença é elevado nos primeiros anos de vida, baixo na idade escolar, voltando a aumentar na adolescência e início da idade adulta. Este risco também aumenta em indivíduos imunodeprimidos. No passado, esta doença causava a morte da maioria dos pacientes ou deixava sequelas neurológicas nos pacientes que sobreviviam. Com o conhecimento mais profundo desta patologia, a evolução das técnicas de diagnóstico e o desenvolvimento dos antibióticos e vacinas, a taxa de mortalidade e as sequelas diminuíram, permitindo aos pacientes uma melhor qualidade de vida. Meningitis corresponds to an inflammation of the meninges, mainly caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The risk of contracting the disease is high in the early years of life, low at school age, increasing again in adolescence and early adulthood. This risk also increases in immunocompromised individuals. In the past, this disease caused death of most patients or left neurological sequelae in patients who survived. With the deeper understanding of this pathology, the development of diagnostic techniques and the development of antibiotics and vaccines, the rate of mortality and sequelae decreased, allowing patients to a better quality of life.
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