Azaleas and Rhododendrons. (Rhododendron spp.) This is perhaps the largest group of shrubs that are typically left unpruned. Azaleas and Rhododendrons naturally have an elegant, compact shape and look absolutely butchered when prunedâplus, unlike Roses, the more you prune them, the fewer flowers there are next year.
Meningitis is a term used to describe inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. Usually, the inflammation is caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Meningitis can be very serious, even life threatening, but it can also sometimes resolve on its own after a few weeks. History of Meningitis.The origins of what we now know as meningitis is not known.It seems Hippocrates was aware of the existence of swelling of the membranes around the spinal cord and brain.eningitis can be very serious, even life threatening, but it can also sometimes resolve on its own after a few weeks. History of Meningitis. The origins of what we now know as meningitis is not known. It seems Hippocrates was aware of the existence of swelling of the membranes around the spinal cord and brain.
Viral meningitis, though less serious than the bacterial form of the disease, also causes inflammation of the tissue around the brain and spinal cord. There is no vaccine for the illness, which is rarely fatal. Viral meningitis has been reported this month in up to 19 students at the University of Maryland at College Park and a teacher at a District preschool.