Meningitis epidemics in the African meningitis belt constitute an enormous public health burden.(非洲腦膜炎帶發生的腦膜炎流行帶來了十分巨大的公共衛生負擔。)

Past outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis in SEA Region-a brief overview.(東南亞區域以往腦膜炎球菌性腦膜炎暴發—簡要概述。)

During 1966, 616 cases of meningitis were reported with case-fatality rate of 20.9%.(1966年期間，報告了616例腦膜炎，病死率為20.9%。)

He died of tubercular meningitis.(他死于結核性腦膜炎。)

They play a crucial role in the immune system, helping to fight infections such as meningitis.(神經膠質細胞對免疫系統而言至關重要，可以幫助抵抗腦膜炎等感染。)

Situation in other countries of the meningitis belt(腦膜炎帶其他國家的情況)

Meningitis is an infection of the tissue that covers the brain and spinal cord.(腦膜炎是一種覆蓋大腦和脊髓的組織被感染的疾病。)

Epidemic meningitis is not the biggest killer in Africa, but it is one of the most greatly fearful of all diseases.(流行性腦膜炎并非是非洲最大的殺手，但是，它是所有疾病中最令人感到恐懼的一個。)

In children 3 months to 5 years of age, the primary organism responsible for meningitis is Haemophilus influenzae type B.(引起3個月至5歲小孩感染的細菌以B型流感嗜血桿菌為主。)

It can also lead to meningitis, encephalitis, pulmonary edema and paralysis in some children.(它可導致腦膜炎，腦炎，肺浮腫及癱瘓。)