This is an infectious disease caused by the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord known as the meninges. It develops in response to a bacterial infection of the cerebrospinal fluid by Haemophilus influenzae.
Also indexed as
Haemophilus influenzae spinal meningitisMeningitis due to Haemophilus influenzaemeningitis due to H. influenzaespinal meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae