aseptic meningitis

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. a mild form of meningitis usually caused by one of several viruses, characterized by headache, fever, and neck stiffness.

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Example Sentences

The first case of meningitis in Durango was confirmed late last year when doctors diagnosed several cases of aseptic meningitis, an especially harmful inflammation of the brain.

From Reuters

In the early 1990s a measles, mumps and rubella inoculation was suspected to leading to higher rates of aseptic meningitis.

From BBC

In 1989, cases of aseptic meningitis in children who received a combined vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, prompted lawsuits against the government, forcing it to scrap the mix four years later.

From Washington Times

But the Japanese government’s confidence was shaken in 1993 when the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine led to cases of aseptic meningitis and a significant compensation bill for the Health Ministry.

From Washington Post

A vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella was discontinued in the early 1990s after it was linked to aseptic meningitis.

From New York Times