Episode: Meningitis epidemic currently sweeping through sub-Saharan Africa

Meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the thin lining that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord. It is epidemic prone, and this episode discusses the transmission of the disease and its symptoms.

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