Fungal Meningitis Infection

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1 The outbreak that occurred in the United States had a major impact on the on the general population. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an investigation on an infection that effected multiple states simultaneously. The investigation concluded to Fungal Meningitis (a form of meningitis that is localized in the spine and the infection can also take place in peripheral joints such as knees/ankles) being the cause of the outbreak through an injection of methylprednisolone (MPA) steroid. For the past decade prior to the 2012 fungus meningitis outbreak, 11 outbreaks had occurred that involved 207 case patients and combined with the 2012 meningitis outbreak the number increases