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Meningitis and Preterm birth

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Difference between Meningitis and Preterm birth

Meningitis vs. Preterm birth

Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age.

Similarities between Meningitis and Preterm birth

Meningitis and Preterm birth have 18 things in common (in Unionpedia): Birth defect, Blood pressure, Brain, Corticosteroid, Developmental disability, Dexamethasone, Epilepsy, Glucocorticoid, Hearing loss, Infant, Infection, Intravenous therapy, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mechanical ventilation, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Preterm birth, Sepsis, Streptococcus agalactiae.

Birth defect

A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is a condition present at birth regardless of its cause.

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Blood pressure

Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels.

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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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Corticosteroid

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.

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Developmental disability

Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions that are due to mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood.

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Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone is a type of corticosteroid medication.

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Epilepsy

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

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Glucocorticoid

Glucocorticoids are a class of corticosteroids, which are a class of steroid hormones.

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Hearing loss

Hearing loss, also known as hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear.

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Infant

An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the more formal or specialised synonym for "baby", the very young offspring of a human.

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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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Intravenous therapy

Intravenous therapy (IV) is a therapy that delivers liquid substances directly into a vein (intra- + ven- + -ous).

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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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Mechanical ventilation

Mechanical ventilation is the medical term for artificial ventilation where mechanical means is used to assist or replace spontaneous breathing. This may involve a machine called a ventilator or the breathing may be assisted by an anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, physician, physician assistant, respiratory therapist, paramedic, EMT, or other suitable person compressing a bag or set of bellows. Mechanical ventilation is termed "invasive" if it involves any instrument penetrating the trachea through the mouth, such as an endotracheal tube or the skin, such as a tracheostomy tube. There are two main types: positive pressure ventilation, where air (or another gas mix) is pushed into the trachea, and negative pressure ventilation, where air is, in essence, sucked into the lungs. There are many modes of mechanical ventilation, and their nomenclature has been revised over the decades as the technology has continually developed.

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a drug class that reduce pain, decrease fever, prevent blood clots and, in higher doses, decrease inflammation.

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Preterm birth

Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age.

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Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.

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Streptococcus agalactiae

Streptococcus agalactiae (also known as group B streptococcus or GBS) is a gram-positive coccus (round bacterium) with a tendency to form chains (as reflected by the genus name Streptococcus).

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Meningitis and Preterm birth Comparison

Meningitis has 291 relations, while Preterm birth has 218. As they have in common 18, the Jaccard index is 3.54% = 18 / (291 + 218).

References

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