Flu vs. Meningitis

Flunoun

Influenza.

Flunoun

(informal) Stomach flu.

Flunoun

an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

Flunoun

influenza

Meningitisnoun

(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

Meningitisnoun

Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.

Meningitisnoun

infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea

Meningitisnoun

a serious disease in which there is inflammation of the meninges, caused by viral or bacterial infection, and marked by intense headache and fever, sensitivity to light, and muscular rigidity.

Meningitis

Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, and neck stiffness.