verb (used with object), lapped, lapping. 1. to fold over or around something; wrap or wind around something: to lap a bandage around one's finger. 2. to enwrap in something; wrap up; clothe. 3. to envelop or enfold: lapped in luxury.
With aseptic meningitis a person has signs and symptoms of meningitis, but bacteria does not grow in cultures. Many different things can cause aseptic meningitis including viruses, fungi, tuberculosis, some medications and infections near the brain or spinal cord, such as epidural abscesses.
The viral form of meningitis is more common and is sometimes referred to as aseptic meningitis.. Viral meningitis is caused by a number of different viral infections including mumps, herpes, Epstein-Barr, varicella zoster (the virus that causes chickenpox), measles and influenza.oth the viral and bacterial forms of the debilitating disease exhibit similar signs and symptoms at first -- but bacterial meningitis is generally much more severe.