Is there one class of viruses cause aseptic meningitis? Is it only arboviruses?
Aseptic meningitis refers to a clinical syndrome consistent with meningeal inflammation, but with negative cultures for bacterial cause. Symptoms include fever, headache, stiff neck, confusion, and light sensitivity. The cause is not necessarily viral – it may be secondary to fungus, medication side effect, or malignancy to name a few. Enterovirus is the most common cause of aseptic meningitis. Other viral causes of meningitis include HIV, Herpes Simplex Virus, Mumps (paramyxovirus), West Nile Virus, Varicella Zoster (Shingles virus), Epstein Barr Virus, Cytomegalovirus, and adenoviruses (common cold viruses).
