8. Use italics to denote legal cases. When you need to provide the name of a legal case in a paper, italicize the case title including v. . You should also italicize the legal case name on your works cited page or bibliography. 1  The famous case of Gideon v. Wainwright was a landmark in American legal history.
â¢ MENINGITIS (noun). The noun MENINGITIS has 1 sense: 1. infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea.Familiarity information: MENINGITIS used as a noun is very rare.eaning: Infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea. Classified under: Nouns denoting stable states of affairs.
Meningitis is a serious but relatively rare medical condition. The symptoms of meningitis can come on quickly and need urgent medical attention. Meningitis affects membranes covering the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. Meningitis can be causes by bacteria or a virus. Fungal meningitis is a rare form and usually only affects people with weakened immune systems. Around 2,350 people get bacterial meningitis and associated septicaemia each year in the UK. Around 50% of meningitis cases in the UK are among under 5s, babies and toddlers.