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Other Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Meningitis
Other medical conditions may cause symptoms similar to those of meningitis, such as fever, headache, and vomiting. These conditions include:
- Influenza. This common viral infection produces symptoms of fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, and fatigue.
- Viral hepatitis. The liver becomes inflamed because of viral infection. Symptoms can include fever and headache.
- Mononucleosis. An illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, mononucleosis produces fever, sore throat, and enlargement of lymph nodes.
- Bacterial endocarditis. This infection of the heart valves can cause symptoms very similar to viral meningitis.
- Reaction to vaccination against the diseases of measles, mumps, chickenpox, smallpox, and rabies.
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December 08, 2010
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