The described symptoms of headache, fever, chills, and nuchal rigidity are characteristic signs of meningitis. Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
La meningitis es una inflamación de las meninges, las membranas que recubren el cerebro y la médula espinal. Los síntomas pueden incluir dolor de cabeza, fiebre, escalofríos y rigidez de nuca. La meningitis puede ser causada por bacterias, virus u hongos.
| Text | Headache Fever Chills Nuchal rigidity The above symptoms are signs of what condition? Meningitis::disease |
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