Re:Tantalizing but preliminary evidence of a “brain microbiome”
by dustfinger on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @05:13AM
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I do not know a lot about bacterial meningitis, but I don't believe that it actually passes through the barrier. Meningitis is caused by the inflammation of a membrane that the brain and spinal chord are encased within [1]. So it might be causing the membrane to become enflamed from the outward facing surface.
[1] https://www.healthline.com/health/bacterial-meningitis-cause...