How to Use meningoencephalitis in a Sentence

meningoencephalitis

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  • The infection caused eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, a rare kind of meningitis.
    — Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 6 Nov. 2018
  • The patients became ill in late August with meningitis and meningoencephalitis and were hospitalized, the DPH said.
    — Jessika Harkay, courant.com, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Once in the brain, the organism causes the disease primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which destroys brain tissue and causes brain swelling and death.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Seitz died in June 2016 from meningoencephalitis, a disease caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri.
    — CBS News, 20 June 2017
  • David Pruitt died from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis Aug. 7, Crystal Hayley, the boy’s aunt, said.
    — Melissa Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The amoeba can cause a rare infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) that destroys brain tissue and is usually fatal.
    — Fox News, 27 Sep. 2020
  • That’s when the family learned Skylar had meningoencephalitis, a rare complication of the coronavirus.
    — Stephanie Toone, ajc, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Primary amebic meningoencephalitis, the disease caused by the amoeba, is almost always fatal, according to the CDC.
    — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 14 June 2018
  • The amoeba spawns primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), an infection in the brain that causes the eradication of brain tissue.
    — Fox News, 30 June 2017
  • When water containing the amoeba enters the nose and reaches the brain, primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a brain infection, can result.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • At least three cubs were suffering from a neurological condition called meningoencephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, that left them unable to walk.
    — Rachel Fobar, National Geographic, 8 May 2019
  • The tiny but deadly cells can lead to a serious infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, most commonly after swimming in lakes and rivers.
    — Caroline Picard, Woman's Day, 16 Feb. 2017
  • The infection was Missouri's first case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis since 1987.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 July 2022
  • The amoeba then travels to the brain and can potentially cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, which is usually fatal.
    — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The amoeba infection causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a brain infection with symptoms of headache, fever, nausea or vomiting and progresses to a stiff neck, seizures, and coma and can lead to death.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • An autopsy found the cause of death was advanced granulomatous meningoencephalitis, a form of meningitis that Dempsey said was caused by the Candida Albicans fungus.
    — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The disease the amoeba causes, known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM, is usually deadly.
    — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 12 July 2022
  • If left untreated with antibiotics, the patient begins to show signs of meningoencephalitis (infection of the brain)—sensitivity to light, seizures, and delirium, for instance—before slipping into a coma and, often, dying.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Earlier this month, according to state officials, a Missouri resident swam in the Iowa lake and contracted primary amebic meningoencephalitis, which led to his death.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 27 July 2022
  • The condition is referred to as PAM, primary amebic meningoencephalitis.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 July 2019
  • An autopsy determined the cause of death to be advanced granulomatous meningoencephalitis, a form of meningitis that Dempsey said was caused by the Candida Albicans fungus.
    — Andy Marso, kansascity, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Naegleria fowleri can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), an infection in the brain, after water containing the amoeba goes through the nose.
    — Kaitlyn Alanis The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba that can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis, an infection that destroys brain tissue and can kill within five days, according to the CDC.
    — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Symptoms of primary amebic meningoencephalitis include severe headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, stiff neck and seizures.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The infection, usually primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), causes damage to brain tissue, resulting in brain swelling and often death, said the health department.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • The infection is known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) and occurs when contaminated water enters the nose.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Skylar Herbert tested positive for the coronavirus back in March and later developed meningoencephalitis, a rare complication of the coronavirus, her parents said.
    — Fox News, 20 Apr. 2020
  • The scientific term for the amoeba Seitz contracted is primary amebic meningoencephalitis, an infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, which is an organism that does not cause illness if swallowed, but can be fatal if forced up the nose.
    — Rose Minutaglio, PEOPLE.com, 20 June 2017
  • The Hillsborough County sector of the health department announced on Friday that a patient was found to have contracted the Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba that can lead to a fatal brain infection called primary amebic meningoencephalitis.
    — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 5 July 2020
  • Some families are keeping children indoors to play due to the danger of infection from the snails, which can transmit a potentially severe brain infection called meningoencephalitis and an abdominal disease known as angiostrongiliasis.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2019

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