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.
Viral meningitis, also known as aseptic meningitis, is the most common type of meningitis and is caused by an infection of one of several different types of viruses. Viral meningitis is serious but rarely fatal. Symptoms usually last no more than about 10 days, and then the person recovers fully, even without treatment.