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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 mumps virus is the most common cause of aseptic meningitis in unimmunized populations, occurring in 30% of all patients with mumps. Upon exposure, an incubation period of approximately 5-10 days ensues, followed by a nonspecific febrile illness and an acute onset of aseptic meningitis.septic meningitis is one of the most common infections of the meninges. If appropriate diagnostic methods are employed, a specific viral etiology is identified in 50-60% of cases of aseptic meningitis. However, aseptic meningitis can also be caused by bacteria, fungi, and parasites (see Table 1 below).