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Blood–brain barrier and Meningitis

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Difference between Blood–brain barrier and Meningitis

Blood–brain barrier vs. Meningitis

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective semipermeable membrane barrier that separates the circulating blood from the brain and extracellular fluid in the central nervous system (CNS). Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.

Similarities between Blood–brain barrier and Meningitis

Blood–brain barrier and Meningitis have 32 things in common (in Unionpedia): Amphotericin B, Antibiotic, Astrocyte, Bacteria, Blood vessel, Brain, Brain tumor, Central nervous system, Cephalosporin, Cerebral edema, Cerebrospinal fluid, Choroid plexus, Epilepsy, Glucose, Haemophilus influenzae, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Immune system, Infection, Inflammation, Lyme disease, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mannitol, Meninges, Microglia, Protein, Protozoa, Spirochaete, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Syphilis, ..., Treponema pallidum, White blood cell. Expand index (2 more) »

Amphotericin B

Amphotericin B is an antifungal medication used for serious fungal infections and leishmaniasis.

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Antibiotic

An antibiotic (from ancient Greek αντιβιοτικά, antibiotiká), also called an antibacterial, is a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.

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Astrocyte

Astrocytes (Astro from Greek astron.

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Bacteria

Bacteria (common noun bacteria, singular bacterium) is a type of biological cell.

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Blood vessel

The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system, and microcirculation, that transports blood throughout the human body.

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Brain

The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.

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Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

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Cephalosporin

The cephalosporins (sg.) are a class of β-lactam antibiotics originally derived from the fungus Acremonium, which was previously known as "Cephalosporium".

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Cerebral edema

Cerebral edema is excess accumulation of fluid in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain.

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Cerebrospinal fluid

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, colorless body fluid found in the brain and spinal cord.

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Choroid plexus

The choroid plexus is a plexus of cells that produces the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain.

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Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures.

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Glucose

Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6.

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Haemophilus influenzae

Haemophilus influenzae (formerly called Pfeiffer's bacillus or Bacillus influenzae) is a Gram-negative, coccobacillary, facultatively anaerobic pathogenic bacterium belonging to the Pasteurellaceae family.

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HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes HIV infection and over time acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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HIV/AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Immune system

The immune system is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.

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Infection

Infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce.

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Inflammation

Inflammation (from inflammatio) is part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators.

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Lyme disease

Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the Borrelia type which is spread by ticks.

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Magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and disease.

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Mannitol

Mannitol is a type of sugar alcohol which is also used as a medication.

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Meninges

The meninges (singular: meninx, from membrane, adjectival: meningeal) are the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord.

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Microglia

Microglia are a type of neuroglia (glial cell) located throughout the brain and spinal cord.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Protozoa

Protozoa (also protozoan, plural protozoans) is an informal term for single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, which feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic tissues and debris.

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Spirochaete

A spirochaete or spirochete is a member of the phylum Spirochaetes, which contains distinctive diderm (double-membrane) bacteria, most of which have long, helically coiled (corkscrew-shaped or spiraled, hence the name) cells.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic (under aerobic conditions) or beta-hemolytic (under anaerobic conditions), facultative anaerobic member of the genus Streptococcus.

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Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum.

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Treponema pallidum

Treponema pallidum is a spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause the diseases syphilis, bejel, and yaws.

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White blood cell

White blood cells (WBCs), also called leukocytes or leucocytes, are the cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.

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Blood–brain barrier and Meningitis Comparison

Blood–brain barrier has 194 relations, while Meningitis has 291. As they have in common 32, the Jaccard index is 6.60% = 32 / (194 + 291).

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