In organic chemistry, a phosphate, or organophosphate, is an ester of phosphoric acid. Of the various phosphoric acids and phosphates, organic phosphates are important in biochemistry and biogeochemistry (ecology), and inorganic phosphates are mined to obtain phosphorus for use in agriculture and industry.
viral meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord caused by viral infection it is also called aseptic meningitis or subsumed under lymphocytic choriomeningitis lcm due to its cerebrospinal fluid csf test resultsiral meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord caused by viral infection it is also called aseptic meningitis or subsumed under lymphocytic choriomeningitis lcm due to its cerebrospinal fluid csf test results
Viral meningitis is usually mild and often clears on its own. Most cases in the United States are caused by a group of viruses known as enteroviruses, which are most common in late summer and early fall. Viruses such as herpes simplex virus, HIV, mumps, West Nile virus and others also can cause viral meningitis.