Spurt in Covid meningitis in Hyd; virus tangles brain, spine

City doctors have reported a spurt in Covid meningitis cases, triggered by SARS-CoV-2 (novel coronavirus). Apart from causing encephalitis, the coronavirus is found to trigger meningitis in certain patients. Covid meningitis makes up one per cent of all Covid-19 complications, while it constitutes 10% of neurological problems triggered by the novel coronavirus.

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